gullible nature of Mrs. Hopewell betrays her true vision of a situation. She is
one of those people who are all goody-goody to people who they view as less
fortunate. She's a person that commends or speaks for the people she knows
nothing about. Altogether this is her true weakness that is taken advantage of
by Manley Pointer. One of Mrs. Hopewell's favorite sayings, "Nothing is
perfect", is seen in the very beginning of the story. Her saying was just that, a
saying. The quote acts as foreshadowing for what her attitude towards life will
be. We later find out that she is right, but that she does not live by her credo.
Manley Pointer exploits this weakness as soon as she opened her door.
Showing up as a pathetic bible salesma
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