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In theory, people make decisions about becoming involved, romantically or otherwise, with other people based upon a number of criteria with which they evaluate the qualities of the other person. In some situations an individual may consciously think about the criteria, or qualities, they are looking for in that individual and then evaluate if the person meets the criteria. In most cases however the person does not consciously think out this process, but simply "knows" if he or she likes the other person or not. In some cases, the most important criteria, at least initially, are surface type attributes, such as race, appearance, or material wealth. In addition, the individual will sometimes intuitively know that the other individual is not appropriate to start a relationship with but is overwhelmed with the surface appearance. For all of these reasons relationships will sometimes fail since the initial evaluation can be based upon qualities that are not truly the most important for a long lasting relationship. I will try to show that based upon two characters in American Knees, their relationships failed, or at least struggled, since they had not explored the most important qualities of the other p

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She feels like she is an outsider because of certain things, such as her clothes, her mother, and her looks. She specifically thinks through questions, he will ask her, in order to determine her ancestry. I will show in Comfort Woman, that characters find-unappealing qualities in relatives, and this causes them frustration and anger, since they had no choice in establishing the relationship. Her mother tries to convince her that everything about society and her body is wrong. While she was aware of the emotions relating to ancestry, she was unaware to the deep extent that Raymond felt about this. This is not uncommon in many people and if these qualities are appealing this can lead to a relationship before determining if the individual has other attributes that they like. Beccah is upset as she thinks, " I wanted to scream, to tell the kids to shut their mouths and go to hell… But I couldn't…Because for the first time, as I watched and listened to the children taunting my mother…And I was ashamed. Aurora, right after their breakup speaks about the reason for the breakup, "Me being not Asian enough or not culturally sensitive enough, doesn't make for very interesting girl talk. For example, a mother, father, sibling would fit into this category. His first thoughts are about race, "Was she part Korean or Japanese? Maybe he was altogether wrong and she was native Alaskan, Indian or Latino. In a short period they had moved in together and were trying to share their lives together. As she gets older and more aware of her surroundings she recognizes many qualities in her mother (some she likes and some she doesn't) that complicate their relationship. This influences a lot of Beccah's behavior.
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