Relationships between mother and a teenage daughter are explicitly represented from the beginning. Connie is a young, selfish teenage girl who disrespects and clearly does not care of her mother’s opinion. She is represented as carefree.
Her family seems understanding of her age and not demanding anything special. It is only the mother, who keeps fighting over her current character in order to make some improvements. Her mother attempts to achieve some sympathy for the effort she puts for the family. Young Connie does not pay attention to what her mother has to say, she closes up instead. The family bond is represented pathetic purposefully.
She lacks socialization: talks to herself in the bathroom. The real big deal for her