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Why is getting her period so important to Margaret?
Margaret says that she wants to be "like everybody else," but students might note that "everybody else" in her life does not have periods—Gretchen and Nancy have only just gotten theirs, and Margaret doesn't seem to know much about the menstruation of any other girls her age. Getting her period seems to be how Margaret herself will know that she is mature. She wants to be someone who knows her own body and makes her own decisions.
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What is the difference between the way Margaret and her friends talk and think about Laura Danker and the way she seems in real life?
Laura is an object of maturity for Margaret, an...
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