Connie's Narcissism
...mpts to fill it with narcissism. Her separation from her family most clearly occurs when she talks about her parents: " He didn't bother talking much to them, but around his bent head Connie's mother kept picking at her until Connie wished her mother were dead and she herself were dead and it were all over." This illustrates how much she loathed her family. This hatred that she shows towards her family is a key reason for her succumbing to narcissism, which becomes an integral role in how Arnold Friend can convince Connie because he appealed to her narcissistic traits. Along with Connie's conceited personality, her obsession with popular culture allows Connie to form an identity in narcissism. Connie, like other girls, concerns herself with her appearance, yet she: " had a quick nervous giggling habit of craning her neck to glance into mirrors or checking other people's faces to make sure her own was all right." The importance of this lies in her habit of "checking other people's faces". This demonstrates how infatuated she is with her own appearance. Due to the lack of emotional family tie...