Describe The Relationship Between Connie And Her Mother

1. Throughout the story Connie and her mother struggled to fully get along. Their true characters were revealed through their desire for outward beauty, their jealousy, their untrustworthy relationship, and their personalities. Each of these character traits will reveal the root problem between Connie and her mother.
First, Connie and her mother focused on outward beauty rather than inward beauty, which can never be tarnished. Connie’s mother was jealous of her daughter’s beauty, because she knew she could no longer attain the beauty that she once possessed. She often scolded her daughter for admiring her own beauty in order to make herself feel more secure inside. Connie did not try in the least bit to make her mother’s struggle any easier, but instead gawked at her own beauty directly in front of her mother, and often compared her own beauty to others.

This is due in part to June’s appearance. June was a simple looking young lady with a body built larger than her sisters. June’s appearance did not make her mother feel inferior, which may have been the reason why her mother favored her over Connie. Also Connie’s mother would often give high praises to June, and mostly speak of Connie in a disapproving tone. This no doubt caused some jealously to be surfaced on Connie’s side. Although, Connie still believed her mother favored her over sister simply, because she was prettier.
Third, Connie and her mother’s relationship was one of distrust. Connie would often lie to her mother about hanging out with the Pettinger girl, and would even feel proud afterwards for being able to fool her mother. It seemed like her mother believed every word she spoke, but at the same time it seemed like her mother knew that she was being lied to. She would make her daughter do countless chores, which seemed like she was trying to keep her daughter out of trouble by giving her more work to