In chapter thirteen Jenny Joseph tells the story of an older woman and how she is tired of acting the role of a well-mannered lady. I found it fairly easy to relate to this story as a young woman, because I constantly battle with my true personality traits in hopes of fitting societies mold of the true “good girl”. The writer goes on to say, “And set a good example for the children, and we …showed first 75 words of 294 total…

…showed last 75 words of 294 total…youth”. I know that once you have lived so long in this life I cannot imagine any reason why you should worry about what other people think. I want to be my own person and be appreciated for my individual characteristics. I know that having a good time and enjoying life is something very important to me now as a twenty one year old, hopefully when I am forty one it will be no different.