is not pretty. Connie pities June and herself for having her as her sister. Their mother wants Connie to take June, who is described as plain but hardworking, as an example. Not only is she a secretary in Connie's High School but she also still lives at home so that Connie has her around almost always. In some families with two children whose age difference is not as high as between Connie and June the children can stick together against their parents in some situations. However Connie does not have a companion in her sister. June is more likely to stick to their mother and can become an instrument for her to judge Connie and put pressure on her.
             Her father plays the smallest part in her life.
             "Their father was away at work most of the time and when he came home he wanted supper and he read the newspaper at supper and after supper went to bed. He didn't bother talking much to them."
             Connie's past can clearly be considered as childishly selfish and self-centered. Without thinking of the consequences of her deeds and behavior her main ambition is have pleasure or at least that what she considers to be fun. According to Nancy Bishop Dessommes, Connie is:
             "typically teenaged, she thinks of little beyond maintaining her own good looks, impressing boys, and
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