Lucy and Peggy

Lucy and Peggy's relationship is much different than that with her and Mariah's. Mariah reminds Lucy of her mother more and more with every conversation they have. I feel that Peggy and Lucy's relationship brings up Lucy's mother sometimes, but usually they do things that Lucy has never done. I feel that Peggy brings out the bad or promiscuous side in Lucy while Lucy brings out the good side in Peggy.

When Lucy goes with Peggy to the party, she see's that Peggy has many different friends. Some of them are artistic and smoke a lot of marijuana, which now is normal to Lucy. I think Mariah does not like Peggy because she knows she is much different than herself and Lucy. Mariah wants to direct Lucy down the right path, while Peggy might be throwing her off.

I think Peggy and Lucy's relationship is good for her and even though Mariah does not like the fact that her friend is Peggy, she is happy that Lucy has found a friend. I feel the same way, because I feel that Lucy needs someone she can be a young woman with, and with Mariah and her family it is hard for that to come out when she is taking care of the children and conversing with a mother. What do any of you think about this? Do you guys think Peggy and Lucy's relationship is good for Lucy? Or do you think it is taking away from the whole reason Lucy came to the United States?