Lucky Girl - Completed

I liked the scenes with the parents as it gives a glimpse into the characters Evie and Jude are. I imagine Evie's mother being very much like her when she was a teenager and that she's been through that hurt before, hence her protectiveness. Jude's parents REALLY inform his character. There's something of the "vision of the anointed" about them: They're always right, they're often judgemental and I would wager that they've always indulged Jude and told him he too is one of the anointed, hence that's why he takes decisions on behalf of other people without stopping to think whether they want to go along with him or not. On the one hand Jude is a boy of culture, taste and intelligence...on the other hand he's cruel to his sister and not just in a way that's sibling rivalry. There might be a fine gentleman inside Jude...but until he hits a barrier and someone tells him no, firmly, he'll trade on his looks and charm.