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Mae (Behavior and personality ((does not want to be confronted with her…
Mae
Behavior and personality
she does not want to make circumstances for anyone " 'No, no. Really. It's perfect. Sorry. I was making a joke' ".
does not want to be confronted with her past "she hadn't seen that photo in years, and had been happy for it's absence" (p. 5, ll. 20,21)
acts independent and trys not to bother her parent "Mae was two years out of college and here she was, gainfully employed by the Circle, with her own health insurance, her own apartment in the city, being no burden to her parents,who had pretty else to worry about." (p.4ll. 17-20)
tries to hide her insecurities by being polite " Briefly dizzy, she looked downward, and in the immaculate glossy floor, she saw her own face reflected, looking worried. She shaped her mouth into a smile, feeling a presence behind her." (ll. 14-17)
cares about Annies advices " ..- and urged Mae to apply for a job. Mae did so..." (p. 3, ll. 5,6)
wants to make a good first impression "Annie had told her to stay in bed, but Mae had gone to the 7-Eleven for caffein and woke up on the sidewalk, under a tree" (ll. 20,21)
acts nervous while looking at her new office but does not want to show it "Mae knew Renata was watching her, and she knew her face was betraying something like horror. Smile, she thought. Smile. " (p. 7,ll. 25,26) "Mae forced her mouth to indicate some level of satisfaction" (p. 8, ll. 2)
she was disappointed when she realised her new work place looks like the old one "Mae was baffled, and found her mood sinking into the same sort of abyss in which she'd spend the last few years." (p. 8, ll. 12-14)
a little bit unsecure "Mae wouldn't havethought she had the chance to work at such place," (p.2, l.13)
loyal "Mae was thereafter loyal in a way she'd never know she could be" (p. 2, l. 27)
interested in art, history, marketing and psychologiy " While Mae was stillat Carleton, meandering between majors, from art history to marketing to psychology..." (p. 2-3, l. 28-1)
ambitious "...but already it seemed impossible she'd wasted so much of her life" (p.4, l.8)
independent "...,being no burden to her parents,..." (p.4 l.20)
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feelings/thoughts
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Mae felt "indebted beyond all measure" (p. 3, l. 8)
afraid because of new work "looking worried" (p. 3, l. 16)
was shocked about the elevators "something like a gasp, left Mae`s throat " 8p. 5, l. 20)
shocked about her workplace "Mae`s heart faltered" (p. 7, l. 21) and " Mae was baffled" (p. 8, l. 12)
hated working there "drove her mad" (p. 10, l. 11) and she couldn`t stand it (p. 10, l. 23)
felt like wasting her life " she feel like she was wasting her life " (p. 11, l. 9)
thought this was it " she did not expect to see it again "(p.
11, l. 22)
feels relieved "Mae couldn`t help but laugh" (p. 12, l. 22)
outward appearance
"trying to look as if she belonged" Mae does not look like the people on the campus (p., l.14)
Mae smiles a lot (p.3, ll.16,17)/ (p. 4, l.1)/ (p.8, l.7)
"her wide mouth", "her thin lips", "her olive skin", "her dark hair", "her high cheekbones", "brown eyes" (p. 5, ll. 23,24)
"had gained much-needed weight" now she has a norman body, in highschool she was too skinny (p.5, l.27)
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relationships
best friend Annie
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"share a room together for three semesters" now (p. 2, l. 15)
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Annie cares about Mae .. "urges Mae to apply for a job" (p. 3, l. 6)
her dad is proud of her .."So proud" (p. 4, l. 15)
Renata - she received Mae at her new work (p. 9, l. 26)
social background
"roomed together for three semesters in college" Mae lived together with her best Friend Annie. (p. 2, ll. 14,15)
"mendering between majors from art history to marketing to psychology- getting her degree in psychology"- she had to make many decisions (p.3, ll.1,2)
Mae studied a lot "flu-ridden and unfed, during finals" (p.2,ll.19,20)
"had urged Mae to apply for a job" Annie wanted Mae to apply (p.3, l.6)
"So very Proud" good relationship to her dad (p.4, l.17)
"was two years out for college" (p. 4, l.18)
"her own apartment" not depending on her parents (p. 4, l.19)
she grew up in "a small town between Fresno and Tranquillity" (Longfield) with "under two thousend souls , most of them workling in Fresno, twenty miles away" (p.8, ll.26-28)/ (p.9, ll.1,2)
her hometown was "a cheap place to live" (p.9, l.2)
suburban life: "were security guards, teachers, truckers who liked to hunt" (p.9, ll.3,4)
Mae was a really good student: "one of the twelve to go to a four-year college" (p.9, ll.4,5)
"her parents were quiet people who did not like to be in anyone`s way, quiet and proud people who took nothing from anyone" (p.10, l.28)/ (p.11, ll.1,2)
Parents do not have that much money (p. 4, l. 29)
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