as the three females entered joe bobs bedroom , he decided to take a mental picture , saying , okay so the first thing that i want all of you slave bitches to do is to undress all pretty-like cause ill be taking a picture here inside my head , and if i do it just right ill be able to remember it a long time from now mississippi : paradoxically , alice had observed that survival was easier when she managed to avoid thoughts of her real life , especially thoughts of her children .