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  6.            A person who is vain is full of self-importance and can only think of himself/herself and can go to great lengths to prove his/her superiority. Do you think Mrs Packletide is vain? Give reasons in support of your answer.

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                  Mrs Packletide is essentially vain and jealous in nature. She actually went to great lengths just to prove herself superior to Loona Bimberton. She was jealous of Loona Bimberton's fame and could do anything to get the same or more attention. To arrange for the tiger hunt and then to keep Miss Mebbin's mouth 'shut, she paid heavily. She threw a luncheon party to actually honour herself, which indicates how much importance she attached to herself. There evidences that proves that she is vain. She poses before the cameras with pride and arranges that the news and photographs of her adventure are published in newspapers and magazines.