Ellen Conford Promises

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“Why would Tracy give me an empty box, she might as well give me no present” ( Conford 1). This quote is from the story, Promises by Ellen Conford. The main character, Diane, got an empty box for her birthday from her friend Tracy. Also, Diane is a friend that never keeps her promises that she makes. Additionally, in the text it says, “No one would notice because she has no other friends and no one knows her.” Diane is a rude girl because she is sassy, greedy, and dramatic.

She is rude because she is sassy. On page 1, Diane was almost making fun of Tracy for not getting her a gift and wrapping an empty box with beautifully wrapping. This indicates Diane wants a ton of good presents and doesn’t care about junky gifts. Also, this is showing that she has attitude when she talks and she seems very sassy and is sassy to everyone. Also, Diane said,“No one would notice because she has no other friends and no one knows her” ( Conford 5). This shows Diane doesn’t care about her friends and just sasses them. Dianes friends just seem
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In the story she said, “I can’t believe I got a box and no present” ( Conford 1). This illustrates she just wants presents from people and doesn't care about them at all. Basically she is saying she will invite whoever if they give her big expensive gifts she will invite not her friends that give her “junky” gifts. On page 1, Diane is complaining about an empty present and the junky gifts people got her when she spent twice as much as money as they did. Also on page 1, Diane was very acting like she needed very expensive presents and deserved the presents. This shows she just wants good gifts and doesn’t care about the junky gifts and she will just throw them out because she doesn’t appreciate any of her junky gifts, they have to be expensive. Being greedy makes her rude because she makes other people feel bad if she tells them their gift is cheap and junky. She is a rude girl because she is

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