And Summer Is Gone Character Analysis

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In the story "And Summer Is Gone" by Susie Kretschmer, Amy displays traits of an egocentric personality. While David is displaying a piece of art he painted Amy and her friends stop by, this electrifies David but he is left defeated when one of Amy's friends proclaims "What a stupid picture" and Amy follows up with "Yeah, I Know". As can be seen by this example, it shows Amy is willing to put David down for her own benefit which clearly shows her selfishness. Moreover from the start of the story Amy is afraid to associate herself with David out of fear of being judged, "she hardly spoke to me at school". As shown above, Amy exhibits signs of self-consciousness. To continue, Amy's dating life as illustrated in the story by "[dating] ten guys