Elizabeth Dunham Readers Choice-How Evelyn Influenced Monique

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Elizabeth Dunham Readers choice - How Evelyn Influenced Monique Throughout the book ‘Evelyn Hugo’, Evelyn Influenced Monique in many ways. In the book, Elizabeth Monique Grant is a reporter who Evelyn sought out to write her end-of-life biography. Evelyn was secretly diagnosed with breast cancer and wanted to tell everyone the truth about her life before she passed away. Monique is a quiet girl who doesn't protest much and is going through a hard breakup. Evelyn influenced Monique in many different ways, including getting her a promotion, making her more assertive, and giving her information on her fathers passing. Firstly, Evelyn chose Monique to write her life story in a book. Evelyn's choice gave Monique the opportunity to receive a big promotion and full rights to the biography's profits. Evelyn knew she wanted to reveal the truth to everyone and reveal her life. After much debate with her boss, Monique received permission to write the book with Evelyn under one circumstance, a photoshoot. Evelyn agreed to the photoshoot, and a few weeks after they shot it at her home. Evelyn gave Monique a great opportunity and Promotion. Secondly, Evelyn influenced her into becoming more assertive. Evelyn influenced her with her strong personality and her experiences in life. Evelyn's stories showed Monique that she should be more assertive in both her job …show more content…

While Evelyn and Monique were writing the biography, Evelyn talks about a deadly accident. The accident involved her ex husband/ best friend Harry and his lover. Harry was driving his drunk lover home with Evelyn close behind, when they rear ended a truck. Evelyn pulled Harry out and put his lover in the driver's seat to keep the press away from it. His lover turned out to be Moniques father. He died in the car along with Harry, who died in the hospital soon after. Although Monique was mad, she had closure and recognized that she would soon forgive