her wretched captive??
Dialogue
Gloria: "Allow me. Dear Lord,
I thank you for this bland, indifferently prepared meal,
and beseech you to ignite some spark of compassion in my coldhearted daughter-in-law, that she might show some shred of mercy to me, her wretched captive. Amen."

Question
I don't get what 'her wretched captive' really means. Does it mean Gloria who is praying?

And, does it the ordinary form of prayer?,mentioning prayer's name before saying Amen?

Question

her wretched captive??
Dialogue
Gloria: "Allow me. Dear Lord, 
I thank you for this bland, indifferently prepared meal, 
and beseech you to ignite some spark of compassion in my coldhearted daughter-in-law, that she might show some shred of mercy to me, her wretched captive. Amen."

Question
I don't get what 'her wretched captive' really means. Does it mean Gloria who is praying?

And, does it the ordinary form of prayer?,mentioning prayer's name before saying Amen?

Answer

Yes, the wretched captive is Gloria. Gloria may feel physically or emotionally trapped by her daughter in law.

It is worth mentioning that because Gloria is thanking God for the "bland, indifferently prepared meal" it seems like she is being sarcastic.

Sarcasm: the use of irony to mock or convey contempt.

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Also, I don't see where Gloria mentions the prayer's name. She starts by saying "Allow me" which implies that she is with other people. Allow me is another way of saying 'let me do it.' So she asked whoever she was with to let her say the prayer.

In terms of the Amen, it is usually said at the end of a prayer.

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