Analysis On Mary Maloney

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I think Mary Maloney is shaped more by her environment. I think this because for one she is very devoted to her husband, I know this because she says “But you have to have supper. I can easily fix you something. I’d like to do it. We can have lamb. Anything you want. Everything’s in the freezer.” which lets me know she is very devoted and dedicated to her husband. I don’t think that being very devoted to her husband is something that could be inherited, I think that her mother could have been very devoted or other wives were very devoted to their husbands. Another thing that leads me to believe she is more shaped by her environment is that she was not born a killer or wanting to be one, nor was being or wanting to be a killer inherited.

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