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3.1.5 Lover
Lucy is a lover to her husband and her sons.
“Did you feel that? He said. There was an earthquake. Just a small one. Magnitude three-point-something, but it went on for twenty seconds.”
Oh, she thought, it wasn’t me discovering the real meaning of life. “I didn’t notice.”
He tried to smile, but he looked sad. “You can say it,” she replied. “I don’t notice anything, do I?
“Not really, no.” p:15 It was love. Love for her husband, and love for her sons, for this wonderful terrible
she not give up. It had stalked her since her moving in New York City, but she wasn’t afraid anymore.
3.1.6 Kind
Lucy is kind person. She always give support to the other even she had terrible condition. The conversation with her best friend Camilla shows that Lucy is kind
person.
“Are you okay?” Camilla asked. “Short of,” replied Lucy. “I’d forgotten what it’s like when you haven’t seen
people for a while. I hate giving the one-line description of my life.”
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“I know,” agreed Camilla. Mine is, ’One kid, one divorce, life sucks.” I don’t want to say it, and no one wants to hear it,” Camilla said.
“You’re not bitter and twisted, are you, Milla? Lucy leaned over and kissed her friend on the cheek.
It’s very clearly that Lucy is kind person. She realized her terrible life, but when Camilla told her condition, Lucy forgotten her problem and support Camilla
immediately. Lucy leaned over and kissed her friend on the cheek.
3.1.7 Faithful
As an independent woman Lucy is faithful person. In her conversation with Camilla shows Lucy as an independent and confident person.
“---- and…I don’t know. Now when I think about starting all over again I feel old…and afraid. It’s like I was running the marathon, and I hit the wall. “For
ten years?” chortled Camilla. You are right, I hate myself. Darling, no praise, no blame from me. I don’t mean to be tactless after mommy dearest, but…we
need a big drink. Look at the state of us. Couple of fucking suffragettes, eh?.” “I don’t care where we go, I’m just glad to be away from the house of death,
I’ll go with the flow.” Lucy said. You have changed, said Camilla, pushing the agricultural vehicle into fifth gear.”
This conversation means clearly, that Lucy an independent person. She always be herself whatever about Camilla suggestion. Lucy never regret about her decision
wherever she go. She had a terrible memory in her life and was always interested when people told her thins about herself she had forgotten and move on.
Other characters also show Lucy as an independent person. They are Julia and Christy, Lucy’s best friend.
