Why does Maddie stand by and not do anything? how is she different from Peggy?(was Peggy friendship important to Maddie?why? which lines is the text tell you this?
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Maddie stands by and not do anything because she also hails from a poor family like Wanda and always had a fear of being bullied by her mates in the same manner like Wanda . She also feels very disappointed by their behaviour towards Wanda and she is generous and kind . She has humanity . She was indeed different from Peggy due to socio division for her friendship matter she was very kind and soft hearted while Peddy was proudy, famous and a bit arrogant as well as funseeking in nature .
Solution:-
Maddie always stood by and never did anything as she was afraid that if she did, she would loose Peggy's friendship. She was a poor girl and therefore, felt that if she spoke against the others, they would target her next. Unlike her, Peggy was a rich girl. This was also the reason why Maddie could think from Wanda’s point of view, but Peggy could not. Maddie was Peggy’s best friend. It seemed as if she was in awe of Peggy. She admired her quite a lot as she said that Peggy was the most liked girl in the room and that she drew better than anyone else. She did not have the courage to go against her. Some of the lines from the text which show that Peggy’s friendship was important to Maddie are as follows.
(i) Peggy, who had thought up this game, and Maddie, her inseparable friend, were always the last to leave.
(ii) She was Peggy’s best friend, and Peggy was the best-liked girl in the whole room.
(iii) Peggy could not possibly do anything that was really wrong, she thought.
(iv) Oh, Maddie was sure Peggy would win.