![]() ![]() This kind of mutual support is all well and good up to a certain point, but it gets tricky because their relationship is constantly shifting. To that end, they depend on each other to ease their worries-Marianne looks to Connell as a way of confirming that she’s worthy of love, whereas Connell looks to Marianne for a sense of companionship that makes him feel understood and less alone. Her insecurity in this regard stems from her abusive upbringing, since both her brother and her mother treat her terribly when they think she’s acting superior or “special.” Both Marianne’s and Connell’s insecurities end up putting pressure on their relationship, since they’re each constantly working through their own anxieties and, in turn, looking to each other for some kind of affirmation. ![]() Marianne, on the other hand, doesn’t care quite as much about fitting in socially, but she does worry about whether or not she’s deserving of kindness and love. ![]() Connell, for his part, often worries about fitting in, whether that means protecting his popularity in secondary school or feeling out of place among rich intellectuals at Trinity College in Dublin. ![]() In Normal People, Marianne and Connell’s separate insecurities impact and complicate their relationship. ![]()
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