TBJ 3

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

Buddy made an impression that he was straightedge, and not experienced. He wanted to look like he hadn’t been around with women, but we later find out that he slept with this woman numerous times over the summer. This made Esther think of him differently because he put on a different personality for her at first. When Esther finds out Buddy has tuberculosis, she uses this against her friends and tells them that they’re together but he is sick. Esther does this so they will leave her alone so she doesn’t have to go out at night.