![]() ![]() This is in stark contrast to Marianne who would “instantly, permanently, forget about” all things that have to do with spending money. ![]() Rooney uses repetition and mentions “money” four times in three consecutive sentences, which highlights how much Connell actually thinks and worries about money. “Apartment,” “money,” “floors,” “laundry,” “things,” “dinner,” “theatre tickets.” These words pertaining to money and material goods emphasize what Marianne has and what Connell doesn’t. She bought him things all the time, dinner, theatre tickets, things she would pay for and then instantly, permanently, forget about. He hated having to think about things like that. They had never talked, for example, about the fact that her mother paid his mother money to scrub their floors and hang their laundry, or about the fact that this money circulated indirectly to Connell, who spent it, as often as not, on Marianne. He and Marianne never talked about money. It just felt too much like asking her for money. But he found himself putting off the conversation, putting off Niall’s enquiries about it, planning to bring it up with her and then at the last minute failing to. ![]() He thought she would say yes, it was hard to imagine her not saying yes. He could just tell her about the situation and ask if he could stay in her place until September. The reality was that he stayed in Marianne’s apartment most nights anyway. ![]()
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