Why does Maddie stand by and not do anything? How is she different from Peggy?
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Answer: Maddie disliked that Peggy makes fun of Wanda. As she was poor, she did not like the association of Peggy.
She also believed that Peggy was such a girl that who could not do any wrong and was liked by all in the class.
That’s why she stood by Peggy. She considered Peggy as her best friend.
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Maddie always stood by and never did anything as she was afraid that if she did, she would be the next target of the children.
She was not brave enough to stand for Wanda because after all her economic condition was not very different from that of Wanda and that made her think that she could be the next target if she did what she wanted. Unlike her, Peggy was a rich girl and she didn't understand what wrong she was doing because she haven't watched the life with the perspective of Maddie and Wanda.