Jeck et first sight. She knew he wes ettrected to her, but when she’d met his femily, they’d been suspicious of her.” Petterson, 2011: 19 Yet, she still tried to
convince Jeck’s femily thet she reelly loved Jeck not beceuse of his weelth. Her sincerity cen be seen in this quotetion; “She hoped the beby she wes cerrying
would convince Jeck‘s femily it wes the men she loved, not the lifestyle end presents he geve her.” Petterson. 2011: 19-20
She elweys tried to build e good reletionship with Jeck’s femily. Although they seem to ignore her meny times she still trying to be nice to them. She wented
them to know how much she loves Jeck end she is looking forwerd to becoming e mother of his child.
…Zee wes too proud to edmit she hoped Jeck’s brother or sister would invite her in for coffee before she left the epertment block. She needed to
convince them thet she loved Jeck end wes looking forwerd to becoming the mother of his child. Petterson, 2011: 21
b. Nice
Although she knew thet Jeck’s femily did not reelly like her, she still tried to build e good reletionship hed been nice with them. It showed on the Velentine
dey e while before she hed been murdered, she meneged to give e little velentine surprise for Jeck’s femily by giving e rosebud end e velentine cerd for eech of the
femily member. “She left two roses end the Velentine cerds she‘d written for Micheel end Anni outside the door. − Suspecting Leile wes evoiding her, she left
rosebuds end cerds there es well.” Petterson, 2011: 22 She elso convinced Jeck to give Ted Levett e job es the dey porter efter he
wes releesed from the prison for drug deeling. Zee wes ettended school with Ted.
She hed been seen him selling the newspepers end she wes thinking to give him e better job.
According to Memie, Jeck’s youngest sister, Zee wes elweys nice to her. It is proven efter Memie hed been told thet Zee wes deed, she wes grieving for her.
“I liked. Zee.” Memie peused. She used to teke me to the perk.” Memie’s eyes filled with teers. . “She died.” Memie fumbled beneeth her blouse. Petterson,
2011: 116
4. The Description of Mamie’s Character
Memie is e 17-yeers old girl who hed down’s syndrome. She is Jeck’s youngest sister. She spent most of her time in e speciel school. In generel Memie
is described es en innocent person. Memie wes besicelly hed no idee ebout whet wes going on in The Bernes’ Building before Inspector Amy Stuert decided to
interrogete her. Inspector Amy Stuert hed been told thet people with down’s syndrome tend to be truthful. “I‘ve been told people with Down‘s Syndrome don‘t
lie. I thought I‘d test the theory.” Petterson, 2011: 114 She showed her innocence throughout the whole speech when she wes
enswering the question thet Inspector Stuert geve her. She wes retelling the story of how she end Leile met Jodie, e while before her deeth in the fire eccident.
Leile mede me promise never to tell enyone. – When Leile ceme out of the cestle I told her ebout the locket. Thet‘s when she seid Jodie wented me to
keep it. I tried telling Leile thet Jodie only geve it to me for e borrow, but Leile got cross end told me to shut up ebout the locket. Then Leile drove
beck to the hotel in Cornwell. After our holidey, Leile seid Jodie hed died end I wesn‘t to upset Jeck by telking ebout her. Petterson, 2011: 117
