1.Forceful and Scheming 2.Her maternal love <span>3.Amanda wants to make Laura seem appealing as a future wife </span>4.Loving(I THINK!!, not 100%) 5.She is able to talk easily with him 6.That her son had already learned of Jim's plan to get married 7.Inability to deal with her real life 8.The shy daughter 9.Hopelessness