Marie is a 28-year-old American woman who is bored with her “drab” life. Marie takes a job in the Foreign Service and moves to Sarkhan. She writes to her former roommates about how luxurious her new life is abroad, with servants, a lavish house, and endless parties. Marie’s lifestyle demonstrates the superficial appeal of working in the American Foreign Service.
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Marie MacIntosh Character Timeline in The Ugly American
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Chapter 6: Employment Opportunities Abroad
...Hamilton Upton and Joe Bing hold a seminar about working overseas. A young woman named Marie MacIntosh listens in the audience. Upton speaks studiously and professionally about helping America combat the “world-wide...
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...since “it’s better to make the Asians learn English.” After the seminar, 67 people apply, Marie MacIntosh among them. A wealthy engineer named Homer Atkins also applies, mentioning an interest in Sarkhan....
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Chapter 7: The Girl Who Got Recruited
Marie MacIntosh is 28 years old, “drab,” single, and secretly miserable in her life. She lives in...
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