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Claire had a sense of failure She was not clever Her house was not elegant The salesman was rude to her She wanted to be another Gladys She fell off a ladder Tony: Mr. Perfect ! What a sweet victory to be envied by those women! She might not be as beautiful as them, but none of them had such a handsome lover! Claire had a sense of failure She was not clever Her house was not elegant The clerk was rude to her She wanted to be another Gladys She was clumsy fell off a ladder Claire had a sense of failure She was not clever Her house was not elegant The clerk was rude to her She wanted to be another Gladys She was clumsy fell off a ladder He gave her a new haircut and changed the make up she wore He managed to catch her in time from the next room He suggested a party in her house He made the salesman changed his attitude He transformed the house completely Was Claire satisfied with Tony? Claire’s feelings toward Tony changed as the story developed. The change of Claire’s feeling to Tony unwilling to accept proud of him alarmed,disturbed and frightened embarrassed, disturbed and frightened trust fall in love How Claire’s emotion developed refuse alarmed embarrassed trust proud love Why did Tony open the curtains? He wanted Claire’s guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by the women guests. Read the story again and answer the following questions in group. Do you think it needs to rebuild Tony, why or why not? rebuild? Claire spent three weeks with Tony in her house. What sentences in the story show that she kept forgetting and then remembering that he was a machine? How absurd, She thought. He was just a machine. He held her firmly in his arms and she felt the warmth of his body. She screamed, pushed him away and ran to her room for the rest of the day. Then she remembered---Tony was just a machine. She shouted “Leave me alone” and ran to her bed. ….. Reading for appreciation Wha