The Boston Girl Summary

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In the short story “The Boston Girl,” Anita Diamant develops the compassionate nature in Miss Chevalier’s character using imagery and actions. Anita Diamant expresses Miss Chevalier’s patience through her actions. Miss Chevalier is in charge of a settlement house, where she hosts a library group for girls. One of the girls, Addie, was reading a poem when she made the mistake of mispronouncing a word. Miss Chevalier could have pointed out the error in a rude or impatient manner, but she takes the extra step to be “nice about it” indicating Miss Chevalier’s understanding of how her actions have an impact on the people around her. The patient nature of Miss Chevalier is expressed by her ability to build the people around her up rather than breaking