Rachel:A MEAN, NASTY, GIRL

For my Lit. 8 I was the Devil's advocate. Here is some of the bad qualities that I have observed about Rachel.


Rachel:
As you first begin reading Rachel's first section in Genesis, you can easily see what kind of person Rachel is, a very snobby and self-absorbed.

"... you should see what the Congolese run around in. Children dressed up in the ragbags of Baptist charity or else nothing at all. Color coordination is not a strong point" (43).

From this quote, it took it as that Rachel thinks she is better than everybody else. She thinks that she knows everything and that she can change everyone to be just like her. I think one of the reasons people in general, try to change others is because they themselves feel uncomfortable with the people around them. Also she is probably at the point in her teenage life where nobody but herself is right. She is also not very interested in learning about the new culture and life style that is around her now. I think that this kind of mindset will carry on when she is an adult.
She also craves attention but tries to deny it so that she can keep her innocence. I think she does this because she wants to keep us from judging her even though we already do. For example, she talks about her hair being blonde and how everyone else around is bald and how she thinks everyone is envious of her "beautiful" hair.

"Consequently they are all so envious of mine they frequently walk up boldly and give it a yank. It's surprising that my parents allow the situation to present itself... but when it comes to something you really wished they'd notice, oh, well! Then parental laxity is the rule of the day" (48).

When it comes down to it, Rachel is pretty much your stereotypical teenager that could care less about the world around her and be so focused on herself, she doesn't realize how she is behaving and what people say about her. For me personally, she is not one of the sister I look forward to reading. When she begins to talk about something, the topic always some how switches back to her. With her mentality and attitude,it's understandable that most readers would hate her.