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• Blog – How does Esther act when she returns to Boston? How might her night with Marco have influenced her actions?

It is Esther’s last night in New York. Doreen sets her up on a blind date with Marco. When she first meets Marco he gives her a diamond as to try to persuade her to like him. “Her first diamond. Give it to her, Marco.” (Pg. 105) However, as the evening wears on, Marco proves to be anything but a gentleman. He persuades her to join him in the garden where he then rips her dress down to the waist and continually hissed “Slut” into Esther’s ear. In order to free herself she kicks him until he releases his grasp. He demands his diamond back and threatens to break her neck. The next day Esther is on a train going back to Boston. On the way back she looked in the mirror and described herself as a sick Indian. Esther’s life is becoming more and more depressing.