encounter a young girl, Connie, on the verge of the confusing adolescent years. Torn between who she is

and who she wants to be, her conflicting desires leave her in a strange position. Connie desires to be the

"good little girl," yet desires to go a little crazy, be a little flirty , and catch the coveted attention of those

beings of the opposite sex cloud her judgement. Connie, like the typical adolescent coming of age, hunts

to find that happy medium between angle and wild child. It is these conflicting desires that, in the end, are

young Connie's downfall. However, looking at the facts in the story and comparing them to our own young

adolescent experiences, we are left wondering if whether or not this was truly a downfall to Connie, or if it

was something she actually wanted.

Connie leads the typical early teenage life; a life filled with young friends and shopping malls,

smothering parents and wondering thoughts of boys. Connie actually lives two lifes. For instance,

Connie's whole attitude about things changes when she leaves her parents and her home

symbolizes that we are all good little girls on the inside, no matter how hard we try to hide it.

first, Connie is startled by her visitor, but later begins to enjoy him. When she finally realizes who he is, the

visitor. While she dodges Arnold's questions she can't help but check out his body; the way he looks in

This brings on Connie's major source of her problematic thinking which is that of every every teenage girl,

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Approximate Word count = 927
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)