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Mandy is a 15 year old girl living with her parents and brother. The relationship she has with her family members is kind of weak. Her parents work a lot and her brother Steve has some serious issues. Listening to Mandy´s letters she seems to be pretty shy. But maybe i´m all wrong. Like she said herself, she is the one choosing what to tell and what not to tell Tracy about her life. She seems to be kind and really trustworthy.

Tracy seems to be a girl with a confidence. But she told Mandy she´s really quiet and maybe a little shy at school. She lives with her parents and her brother. She has great relationships with her family members. Alto she is a little different from them. Her brother is studying to be a doctor, so he is probably both serious and good in school. I feel like Tracy doesn’t care about school the same way. She said she´s doing okay in school, and that’s enough for her. She also told Mandy she prefers to wear other clothes than her parents would like her to wear.

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Mandy´s parents work a lot, I think that´s one of the main reasons to why they do not have such a strong connection. Listening to Mandy´s letters I almost get the impression that they are not even present, or a part of her life. I think she had to learn to be independent. Her brother has a really bad temper. She tells Tracy how he gets mad all the time and is very violent. Mandy is afraid of him and what he might do. She wrote about her attempts to talk to her parents about this, but they all failed. Her parents rejected her, maybe they are afraid as well.