Question

In the first half of the story, Leota is excited about her new friend, the lovely and charming Mrs. Pike. In the second half, however, she has turned against her. What changed Leota’s mind about Mrs. Pike? What does this say about Leota’s character? Give a detailed answer in 150 words with support from the story.

Answer 1

Leota spoke well about Mrs. Pike at first. However; all of that changed when Mrs. Pike recognized the petrified man. Mrs. Pike has used her perception or insight to see through the disguise of the Petrified Man' she and Leota had seen at a travelling freak show. The man is a fugitive r apist from California, with a price of five hundred dollars on his head, and Mrs Pike hasrecognized his photograph in a crime magazine owned by Leota. Mrs. Pike wins the reward and Leota is jealous. Leota was disappointed and upset that she did not find the wanted ad before Mrs. Pike (Lesson-"The Petrified Man"). The fact that Leota is jealous and gets angry shows howpetty she it because of not figuring out who the petrified man was and thus not receiving the reward. This was her own fault.