The Character Of Jennifer In Flushing

Jennifer is a blithe and free little woman who has been notable in a bakeshop in Flushing for a quarter of a year. She stands restlessly among customers in a crevice between two small shops. Once in a while she trudges up and down Main Street seeking attention, even something as little as a smile from someone else. She sometimes makes eerie sounds, and ends up scaring people off, making it difficult for her to get her point across. As people walk away from her, she begins to wail her arms up in the air, and attempts to speak, but nothing comes out. People laugh, give strange looks, and continue to walk away. Why can’t anyone seem to look her in the eye, and see a twinkle, a sense of hope and optimism? I have wanted to know more about this woman for a while, but how was I supposed to approach her? I decided to wait it out and watch her from afar. Jennifer is a stubby, four foot eight woman, in her mid-thirties. She is toothless, and her lower jaw whirls from side to side when she produces her puncturing high-pitched sounds. In the center of her scraggly light brown hair, she has a bald spot while the hair at the back of her head is short and frizzy, like a poodle's hair. Jennifer also wears a pair of …show more content…
Once there, she leans up against the shop waiting for the owner to open up. In the meantime, with her deranged looking hawk eyes, Jennifer watches other New Yorkers who scurry off trying to catch the bus. She doesn’t always wear her glasses on the street and without them she has a crazy, unfocused stare. No one seems to make eye contact with her, other than an occasional homeless person. And even the homeless people turn and look away. Meanwhile, Jennifer sips her coffee, savoring each sip, holding onto the cup ever so tightly, as if the hot drink is her only source of heat for the