How George's Peers And Friends View Him As Inecure And Childish

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George’s peers and friends view him as insecure and childish. During the business meeting, George is inhaling food at record speed, making it easy to poke fun at him. A fellow co-worker, Riley, has no respect or regard for George, hence the reason why they only wake him for the “important meetings.” Thus, Riley belittles and bullies him by making a childish joke towards his eating habits, and George, in return, tries to find an equally damaging comeback. George’s childish act continues when Elaine explains, “There are no jerk stores,” but George can’t seem to reason and goes into a fit of yelling as he tries to make his point heard. George’s close circle of friends agrees that George is being childish by their own mimicking of equally childish

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