![]() There is another side of Shanti, though, that's a little less competitive. It gets pretty stressful, to the point where she "wondered if her actual talent was fraud." (8.75) She isn't sure who she is anymore without the carefully crafted identity she's been claiming is her own. Competitive Shanti can't let her guard down. Keeping up that persona for days on the island takes a lot of work. She even changes her voice to make it sound more like a British-inflected Indian accent. Shanti took the idea that she isn't likeable pretty hard, so for most of the book she clings to the story Miss Mirabov made up for her, which is all about her being an immigrant. "You are efficient and ambitious, which is good for KGB agent not so much for teen beauty queen." (8.68) Mirabov, evaluated Shanti's competitive personality, she deemed it unlikeable. And it's also a big part of why it takes her longer than the other girls to let loose and get comfortable.
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