THE ENTERTAINER intro

The introduction stood out to me. The author made it very obvious that the mother feels like a failure within herself. She has a divorce, she doesnt like her teeth, and shes embarrassed of her car, and she feels as if the Billingsley's are too high class for her and they look down on her. She is so embarrassed of herself that she wants her daughter to make up for it. Her daughter could have it all, she could be one of them, if she plays by the rules so she is able to fit in. This shows already how selfish the mother is, and she cares about material things.

The conclusion got the point of the story across. At first the the mother wants her to go because it could be a good opportunity for Rachel. But in the end its quite the opposite. Mrs. Bilingsley enjoys Rachel so much because she reminds her of herself when she was young. She was middle class and she lived a simple life ad the only thing she dreamed for was to marry this older rich man so she can live a good life. But her perfect life didn't go as planned when her daughters dont know how to do simple tasks because they are so spoiled. She applauds Rachel for being a smart girl who knew how to do things for herself, and asked her to teach her daughters do something as simple as fold a towel. And in the end when Rachel didn't know what the waves reminded her of, but she realized it reminded her of applause; that was the sound of Rachel knowing she won.