The main character of this short story is Lucy Beck. Perhaps this is how Lucy Beck looks like =)
1. young, small, plain looking
- young and small and mouse-coloured, easily overlooked
2. an underachiever but completes secretarial training at Belmont Secretarial College
- has typing speed that would make a tortoise laugh
3. punctual
- she was early
4. low self-esteem
-whoever will want to employ me
5. courage
-she went back and sat down in front of the typewriter and glared at it
6. determined
- Lucy wanted the job. More than anyone, more than anything, she wanted a job.
She was tired of being poor
- for an hour, she battled with the machine
There are other characters too,,who do you think the second major character of the story? It must be the ghost of Miss Broome!!!!! Why? Because she is the antagonist that creates a conflict in the story,,=)
So, what are the characteristics of the ghost of Miss Broome?
- bad -tempered
- very loyal and dedicated
- lonely
- possessive
- vengeful
Other than these two characters, the other characters found in the story are:
Harry Darke
- helpful
- loyal
Lucy's Mother,
- patient -
Uncle Bert
- over sensitive
- alcoholic
Mr. Ross
- concern
- secretive
Mrs. Price.
- supportive
- (but) cynical
- she wishes good luck upon Lucy's graduation, but mentioned in the text, the way she wishes good luck is like wishing a snowman a happy summer
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