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The Party

In “The Party” by Herman Wouk, the main character Herbie is trying to win the heart of Lucille, the girl he has a crush on. He prides himself on how good his hair looks, but he is trying to make his hair go in a different direction than it would naturally and spends a lot of time forcing it by using wax and water, so he will attract her attention. Herbie and his family go to a party at Lucille’s house and at the beginning Lucille pays special attention to him by taking him to somewhere quiet. Herbie feels special and he thinks Lucille likes him, but suddenly Lucille is laughing at him because his hair is sticking out all over. By the time he comes back from fixing his hair in the bathroom, she is off dancing with someone else, so Herbie feels very upset.

Herbie’s very attracted to Lucille and so he does what many teenagers do which is dream about being together with her and he dreams they are king and queen sitting on thrones. He spends a lot of time thinking about what they will be like when they are together. He is very excited to go to the party he spends more time than usual in the bathroom trying to make his hair look right so he looks perfect when he sees her at the party. When she laughs at him because of his funny hair he becomes very depressed, especially when he can’t talk to her again. He leaves the party very quiet and wants to be by himself. I would feel very upset just like Herbie and do the same thing if something like this happened to me.