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• Blog – What does Esther think of Buddy? What does she want from him? What does she want him to think of her?

When Esther first meet Buddy she adored him. Their parents were good friends. She has wanted Buddy to like her and spend time with her. Buddy asks her to the Yale Junior Prom. However, later on in the chapter Esther asks Buddy if he has ever had an affair. She expected him to say, “ No, I have been saving myself for when I get married to somebody pure and a virgin like you.” (Pg. 69) He tells her of his affair with a waitress and because she knows very little about relationships she asks the other girls. They tell her that all men are like that and that she should just accept it. However, she cannot stand this and so one of the ways she tries to get “even” with Buddy is to have sex with Constantin.