The Protagonist Use Of Control In Eileen's Jealousy

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The author sets the reader in a sympathizing yet empathetic state, capturing the deepest thoughts of Eileen’s mind. She lives through fantasies created in her mind to help with solitude and despair. The protagonist upbringing was devoid of love, happiness, and affection. She has contempt for herself because she wasn’t taught the values of loving herself as a child due to an uncaring mother and an alcoholic father. Women rely on what other people think of them and when they acquire something everyone wants other females get jealous because they feel they need to be as good as them. A person can't help how they feel, and everyone gets envious at times. However, control must be used when envious because jealousy doesn't naturally breed spite.