Who Is Louisa Friendless

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In the twisted story “ louisa Please Come Home by the author Shirley Jackson the main character louisa is lacking consideration for others, is friendless, and smart. Louisa runs away from home for several reasons. Louisa is a great character that has her upes and downs, But over all she is a great girl.

First and foremost Louisa does not consider others, she acts selfish when she comes to a situation where you need to consider others. For example Even though her mom was crying on the radio she doesn't show any sympathy for her parent. This shows that her mom is not being considered as someone who should be. Furthermore louisa buys a hat to celebrate being away from her family on the day se runned away. This claims that louisa doesn't

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