Miss Jean Broadie

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Prime of Miss Jean Broadie To be in Miss Broadie’s set was to be set apart from the rest of the school. They were outwardly looked upon with disdain. Inwardly, however, others were jealous of them for the distinction they received. Each girl in the Broadie set was held on a pedestal. Each had something special about them, reasons why they were chosen by Miss Broadie, and that puts them at higher regard. Each girl was famous in school for something. They really have very little in common with one another aside form their friendship with Miss Broadie. Each girl was selected for their individual personality traits, and further chosen because Miss Broadie knew that none of their parents would ever have a problem or make complaints …show more content…

Miss Broadie never truly knows, and still confides in Sandy, asking her over and over again who could have possibly betrayed her, because upon being forced to retire, she was told that it was one her set that had done this to her. Each of the other girls left to go on their separate ways, all knowing that they are better people having been taught under Miss Broadie. All were smarter and well rounded than most, as is shown before they leave school, with the exception of Mary, of course. Mary dies early, and as stupidly as she always is, running around in circles in a burning building until she collapsed and died. Had she not died so, she really would not have had the mental capacity to think much of Miss Broadie later on in life aside from a passing thought. Rose left to get married, “shaking off” Miss Broadie’s influence as she left the Broadie set. Jenny left for acting. Eunice ended up becoming a nurse. Most came back to talk to Sandy on occasion, whom had since become a nun, and spoke with her about Miss Broadie. All thought that Sandy had been the one who’d cared about Miss Broadie the most. Yet her answers to their questions about Miss Broadie were detached and uncaring. In the end it would be Sandy who, ten years later, would be plagued with thoughts of Miss Broadie the most. She would forever be plagued with her jealousy, far past Miss Broadie’s

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