Character Analysis: Journal Entry

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The main female character is the client I am focusing on for the sake of this journal entry.
She had a unique childhood. Her mother was a writer and wrote all about the client’s life, but made it better than her life was. The client realized that the book version of her was much better than her life and began to exhibited jealousy toward the fictional character her parents seemed to love so much. The client did not seem close to either of her parents. Her mother seemed occupied with the books and the fame of that. Her father worked hard to make his wife happy which meant making the client sit through parties for the book the client seemed to dislike. The client two boyfriends both of who she claimed abused her. The client is married and sent

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