In paragraph nine, the author has particularized the traits of competitive showoffs and give one example to show how the “competitive” means.
When read the first sentence of paragraph nine, I have learnt a phrase “every bunch” which means all the people. Next time, maybe it will be used in my composition, then I find the sentence “competitive showoffs” are people who reside in a permanent state of rivalry” is worthy learning. First of all, it is a adjective clause, permanent means long-time, rivalry is a noun, we can see clearly the whole sentence has express the typical characteristic of competitive showoffs, and the frame of last sentence is interesting, ”in order to buy her—obviously much more beloved—mother a beautiful scarf for her birthday. The sentence “obviously much more beloved” resides here so as to explain her who as a mother has get more love from her daughter, and there has a phrase here which is “buy somebody something”.
In a word, I approve of writer’ point of view. Indeed in our life, many people always show off to others in any way. they try best to prove the others they are better whatever is being discussed. Vanity always impact their life.
