You should have seen the mess
... she felt unbearable since her family never keeps a cracked cup because they can harbour germs. When she told her parents about the facilities, they decided Lorna should not go back anymore. Her dad was indignant since Mr. Heygate is a rich businessman and has high social status. This shows that her family has certain expectations of the behaviour , cleanliness and appearance of the middle class. He father thinks that Mr. Heygate should have a good office and everything is the office should be clean and tidy. This can show us why Lorna cares so much about hygiene, it’s because her family used to pay attention on the tidiness, cleanliness and hygiene, therefore, Lorna has the same habit when she first enters a new environment, hygiene is the immediate concern of a place. Then she works in the Low’s Chemical Co. and is happy at there since it’s a modern block. She also met the Darby’s family. Once again, she pays attention on the facilities there, like the broken toys and old-fashioned furniture. She doesn’t like her house because it is all a mess and she criticizes it since those old and broken things mean unhygienic to her. She feels strange to see the children wear worn-out garment at home, because her mum doesn’t do that on her. Also, Lorna was surprised to heard Mrs Darby said the word “pee” because her mum would never say such a word. This shows that her family gets an own set of language and habits that they can’t accept any word and habit which ...