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The report above shows that Clare’s teacher compliments her excellence. Clare’s personality trait as a smart girl can also be seen from the opinions of another
character of the story. She says, “My schoolwork could always be better, but it okay and I was, according to my teachers, ‘a delightful young lady with huge
potential” 374. Therefore, we know this kind of personality trait through the eyes and opinions of another.
Clare’s study goes well. She states, “In my exams I did quite well. Not as well as my teachers thought I could have done, but well enough not to cause them
any concern” 368. Clare says, On the day the results came out I walked very slowly to school, putting off
the moment of discovery. I was given a slip of paper. Hooray I had managed to pass all my GCEs Now I had ten O-levels under my belt, the
next stage was A-levels, which were two years away. There was a pat on the back for all of us from our teachers 377.
Those proofs above show how smart Clare is. When Clare has an interview before
entering New Castle University, the interview goes well. She says, “The interview had gone very well and they were impressed when I mentioned that I had a
pupilage lined up with Michael Mansfield. They offered me a place if I passed my A-levels with good grades” 389. In her hard life, she tries hard to study and gets
good marks in order to accomplish the requirements to enter the University.
2. Easygoing
That Clare is an easygoing girl can be analyzed through her reactions. Here, the author gives us a clue to a person’s character by letting us know how
that person reacts to various situations and events Murphy 168. When Christmas PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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comes, Clare does not get the new and good present from her mother, while her siblings get the new ones. Clare does not become sad because she thinks that she
likes the present even though she gets the same present in three years. Clare says,
Once everybody had their presents we all sat around with them on our laps. Pauline was very pleased with hers. She had been given a new
sewing machine. I opened my present. The first one was soft and squiggly. I peeled the paper off. ‘Oh, thank you, Mummy,’ I said. It was my black
doll. I had last seen Dollie when I played with her at Burnett Street. ‘What have you got?’ Pauline wanted to know. ‘Let’s see.’
‘It’s Dollie,’ I said. ‘Didn’t you get her last year?’ said Pauline.
‘And the year before that,’ I said 60.
We know that Clare tries to be easy going when she gets the same present on Christmas. She does not think that it is a big matter. She likes the present, Dollie,
even though she gets it for three times. She becomes an easy going girl to avoid her hatred to her mother because actually she really wants to have attention and
love from her mother. It is fine for her to have the same present in three years. When Clare comes to the first day in her new school, she just wears her
sister’s old school blazer and shoes. On the other hand, her sisters wear the new ones. However, Clare feels happy and fine for her clothing. To know that she is an
easygoing student, the writer uses the theory of Characterization. Clare says, ‘Come on, Clare,’ said Pauline. ‘We’re ready now.’
We all left the house together and went to the bus stop. I was very conscious of the fact that I had an old school blazer on and my sisters
were smart in new ones. My shoes were already hurting my feet. When we got on the bus I considered taking them off, but I wasn’t sure that I would
be able to get them back on 99.
Clare’s story above shows that how difficult for her to wear the old blazer, while her sisters wear the smart ones. In her new school, Clare wants to perform as an
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just gives her the old blazer. Her feet are hurt because the shoes are too small for her. She still feels fine to wear them. The most important thing for her is that she
can go to school. No matter how hurt her feet and how old her blazer are, going to school is more important.
3. Brave
