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Arnold Friend Short Story

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1. He wears mirrored sunglasses, and has hair that is so wild that it looks homogeneous to a wig. He was remotely short for a man his age. 2. “He wasn't tall, only an inch or so taller than she would be if she came down to him.” “And his face was a familiar face, somehow: the jaw and chin and cheeks slightly darkened because he hadn't shaved for a day or two.” 3. Arnold Friend’s conflict in the story is, he uses an aggressive approach to take a defensive Connie. Arnold Friend’s background, in the story 4. N/A 5. In the story, the environment takes place at Connie house. Although, Arnold Friend’s he owns is flashy gold car with smashed fenders. Arnold Friend wears: black faded jeans, with black boots. Also, the main setting of the store takes

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