 Why doesn’t Jean want to join Peggy in New York?
PEGGY FINDS THE THEATER I Dramatic Dialogue “Of course, this is no surprise to us,” Thomas Lane said to his daughter Peggy, who perched tensely on the edge of a kitchen stool. Mrs. Lane smiled gently and placed her soft white hand on her daughter’s lean brown one. The theater is full of beginners a year and even two years younger than I am, and girls of my age have lots of acting credits already. “None of them is as fascinating as acting to me,” Peggy replied, “and none of them is nearly as important to my life.” 4 Peggy stared at the faded linoleum on the floor for a few moments before answering. 5 “It seems to me, Tom, that Margaret has a pretty good idea of what she’s doing,” Mrs. Lane said. Before I came out here to Rockport to edit the Eagle , I worked as a reporter on one of the best papers in New York. 6 Mrs. Lane patted Peggy’s arm and said, “We won’t keep you in suspense long, dear. Feeling much better, Peggy shut the screen door behind her and started for the barn. Ever since she had been a little girl, the barn had been Peggy’s favorite place to go to be by herself and think. Its musty but clean scent of straw and horses and leather made her feel calm and alive. Peggy stopped first at the bag that hung on the wall among the bridles and halters and took out a lump of sugar as a present. As Peggy mixed some oats and barley for her pet and checked to see that there was enough straw in the stall, she thought about her life in Rockport and the new life that she might soon be going to. 7 Rockport, Wisconsin, was a fine place, as pretty a small town as any girl could ask to grow up in. And of course, all of this was in addition to the usual growing-up pleasures of swimming and sailing, movie dates, and formal dances—everything that a girl could want. Peggy had lived all her life here, knew every tree-shaded street, every country road, field, lake, and stream. All of her friends were here, friends she had known since her earliest baby days. It would be hard to leave them, she knew, but there was no doubt in her mind that she was going to do so. It was not any dissatisfaction with her life, her friends, or her home that made Peggy want to leave Rockport.
 She’s not interested in acting as a career.
 She’s not interested in acting as a career.  She wants to be a singer.  She will take care of Socks.  She doesn’t want to leave her family.