Cheaters

I'm a little confused about Lee's behavior. Before she came to Ault, she was an honor student and an over-achiever. *spoiler*

Now, she's failing in her pre-calculus class. She doesn't seem particularly worried or determined to fix her current situation. What's with that?

I don't if it's just me but I couldn't deal with that. I'd be doing everything I could to fix my grade and perform better. That's a major difference between me and Lee that is becoming more apparent. She is someone who watches her life happen. I am someone who strives for what they want with passion. I'm a little disappointed in Lee at this point. She is being tutored by another student, which is great, but she doesn't pay attention.

On the day that Martha, Lee's roommate, is elected senior prefect, Lee has to take a pre-calculus exam. I'm currently taking this class and I can fully attest to its difficulty and frustrating characteristics. However, she completes the first few problems and then gives up. GIVES UP! As in not even attempting to finish the exam. Martha finds her lounged on a futon when she returns to her room. (At Ault, the students take exams to a classroom or their room to complete them) Martha caves and helps her cheat on the exam. Martha is not the type of person who cheats and the reader can tell that it deeply hurts her. In the future, she will remember that day not as the day she was given the prestigious title of senior prefect, but the day she cheated for the first time.

There's something about cheating that ruins every victory. When you get back a test with a great grade that you know you worked hard for you can feel proud and triumphant. I did that! I accomplished this! When you know you cheated, what do you feel? Certainly not proud; you didn't work for it. How can you feel anything but ashamed?

Maybe I don't have as much in common with Lee as I thought.