The central character of “Sun Dried” is the artist Mary Louise. The author reveals Mary Louise’s creativity throughout the passage by washing her hair as a way of comfort, in addition to relief from stress. Mary also asked the janitor for an alternative to a backyard to dry her hair, and brought a sprig of parsley with her to smell so it could resemble the smell of countryside, that she was used to before moving to New York City. First, Mary Louise has a unique way of feeling comfort. Mary was battling with her book for a week, trying to make the hero show some signs of life- when suddenly, she felt the urge to wash her hair. She tried to dismiss the idea, but the idea came to her head again. One example would be on Page 20, “ He was developing possibilities. Whereupon, at this critical stage in the story writing game, the hair-washing mania seized Mary Louise. She tried to dismiss the idea. She pushed it out of her mind, and slammed the door. It only popped in again. Her fingers wandered to her hair.” The reader can infer that Mary Louise’s “Hair Washing Mania” happens when Mary is struggling with something. …show more content…
This quote says, “Then, suddenly, as though succumbing to an irresistible force, Mary Louise rose, walked across the room (a matter of six steps), removing hair pins as she went, and shoved aside the screen which hid the stationary washbowl by day. Mary Louise turned on a faucet and held her finger under it, while an agonized expression of doubt and suspense overspread her features. Slowly the look of suspense gave way to a smile of beatific content. A sigh—deep, soul-filling, satisfied—welled up Mary Louise’s chest. The water was hot.” “From this, we can see that Mary enjoyed washing her hair because she felt pleased, as it says that she let out a sigh of