Character Traits Of Vivian

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Characterizing a woman that is cheating on her husband. That woman is named vivian , should vivian be trying to figure out who she really wants? Yes , because in the chapters 14 and 15 , Vivian goes out with a guy named Grant . Also Vivian is married to another guy. Vivian can be characterized as a cheater , thoughtful , and a optimistic human being.

Vivian is characterized as a cheater in my opinion just because she is a married woman. And she goes out with another guy named Grant during her marriage. Vivian married a dark-skinned boy , she married him when she attended Xavier University in New Orleans . In chapter 14 she takes a walk with Grant to the sugarcane fields . Vivian and Grant starts to make love on the

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