ABSTRACT
The Mayoress, Cora, is overseeing a struggling town and she sees people who are “poor, starving, cold, miserable, dirty, dreary, (and) depressing.” Yet that doesn’t seem to concern her, as she admits she just wants “to be loved.” Cora’s main concern appears to be gaining popularity, not improving the lives of the citizens in her town. While popularity and good decisions sometimes go hand-in-hand for elected officials, they don’t always.
