How the image of Christopher's family the reader has had so far changes in this chapter. (chapter 157)

In this chapter, we learn that much of what we believed about Christopher's family..... as well as what he believed about his family was untrue. We learn that his father lied, and that he likely felt that lying was his only option. We learn about a "dead" mother who isn't really dead, and how a woman we believed had deserted her son really hadn't. We learn that preconceived notions are often incorrect..... and we see a little boy who's been damaged by the whole thing.