Candy blog entry number 4

Candy, as a character, is really starting to grow on us, and her mysterious nature is partially what makes this novel intriguing. Although, it is almost clear that she is a prostitute that has a drug problem, what is mysterious about her is why she is so attracted to Joe. I mean, we learn that she has lived in one of the richest areas in town... So, that kinda cancels out the idea that she just wants me for money. In chapter five Candy seems really innocent, just because of her reaction to all of the animals at the zoo, and how she is so amazed. Except, at the end of the chapter where she dissapears to the bathroom for a long time, where I assume that she is taking drugs. I think this because she comes out changed. Her pupils are shrunken, and she is all giggly and gitty. She can't even complete one phrase when she is talking to Joe after she comes out of the bathroom. The last line of this chapter leaves us at a point where we aren't certain as to what comes next. I think that she may try to have sex with him, because she is high, but I don't know, because it all seems so fast. I mean, this is only his first date with Candy, and although she has her problems, she seems to be different around him. When Candy and Joe were talking about themselves and Candy bluntly told Joe that he didn't want to know about her, it almost justified everything we are led to believe about Candy, and the kind of life she lives. It also leaves us wondering about what Candy lives through, and what secrets she tries so hard to hide.