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 What does he or she want? || Respect from the other workers || How does he or she get what he or she wants? || He has worked hard for his ranking and people respect him because of his perseverance. || **What does he do when faced with problems? ** || He handles them with maturity and he thinks before he acts. Page 62 ||

What is Laura's problem?

Laura feels like she has to live up to the expectations of her mother. Which puts a lot of pressure on Laura and at one point she even makes a point to say to Amanda that she "isn't as popular as her mother was in Blue Mountain." Therefore, she is anxious all the time and can't really ever come out of her shell. The first day of business school Laura gets so nervous she throws up. This shows that Laura hasn't had enough social experiences because her mother is so controlling of her life. Since Laura has a limp that makes her even more self concious and she always keeps to herself. I think that if Amanda would have let Laura live her own life, she would be more independent and it would take stress off of Amanda and Tom. Amanda just can't come to see that her daughter is much different then she. Laura doesn't have a father figure in her life and because of that she is really lacking in self-confidence. Laura is immature for her age and Tom even decribes her of being in her "own world." Tom states that their family doesn't even notice that she is crippled anymore but people notice her as being percular and Amanda gets very upset because she wants her daughter to fit in so desperately.

I agree that Laura’s problem is mainly because of Amanda. She puts so much pressure on Laura to take her typewriting class, and she constantly talks about how she should have “gentlemen callers.” I think because Laura does not live up to the expectations her mother has for her, she feels as though she is “not good enough” and has a low self-esteem. I think her mother always talking about how many “gentlemen callers” she had makes Laura think that there is something wrong with her because she has not had any. This is why she is so self-conscious of her disability. Because of this, she is shy as well. Good job! –Julia H.

I agree with some of your statement, but the part when you say that the family does not realize Laura is cripple is not true they notice that very much. Amanda acts as if she does not know but she knows that that’s one of the reasons she doesn’t get gentleman callers. Amanda as well as Tom said Laura is cripple and in her own world. TL

I agree. I think that since Amanda has such high expectations of Laura she’s stressed into being the shy self-conscious person that she is. If every little move she makes is managed by her mother than she will never be able to open up and hopefully have a life of her own. ~Elisabeth Stewart

Notes on letter to the President: write out numbers less than 10. Watch run-on sentences. "As president of the USA, I..." This is obviously a misplaced modifier since you are not president. Grade A

I am Holden

Son of two “touchy” people. Brother of Phoebe, D.B., and Allie. Who needs direction, consistency, and friends. Who loves cigarettes, Phoebe, and drinking. Who sees ducks, phonies, and a shrink. Who hates school, the movies, and Stradlater. Who fears failure, being social, and making commitments. Who dreams of girls, Allie, and Sally Hayes. Who wonders about his future, Jane Gallagher, and where the ducks go. Resident of New York.

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