It is indispensable for humans to relate, associate and care for one another. The process of a close social relation with another individual has an impact on our route to identify with other people and ourselves throughout our lives. It is therefore fundamental for humans to progress, and at one point to mature into a responsible individual. In the short story ‘’A Simple Exchange of Niceties’’ we are introduced to a pregnant presumably young woman, who faces some of the hardships of pregnancy. She lacks the ability to interact, and adjust to the society she lives in, but when she actually tries to interact with someone her life changes radically. The narrator’s language is very harsh and direct, which can be seen when she wants to have an abortion ”it was all going to be scraped out of me anyway, which is a lot worse damage than a cigarette” (p. 8, ll. 5-6). The narrator also tends to curse a lot by using the words ‘’fuck’’ and ‘’hell’’. The way that she speaks shows that she comes from a lower social class, such as the working class. Despite the fact that the female narrator portrays herself as a strong woman, and tries to adopt a tough persona, she is quite sensitive ”it was like a ballet. It sort of made med cry, I don’t know why” (p. 8, ll. 10-11). The female narrator does not care about herself and views herself as an outcast who has never realized any of her dreams nor has she ever accomplished any challenge she has put herself through. She also feels very insignificant because, she had never achieved what she wanted to do with her life ” Look, I’ve never done anything with my life” (p. 11, l. 127). She is very prejudice against people who are richer than she is, and people who seem to fit in a higher social class. She also thinks that people who drink bottled water think they are above her, this can be seen in this sentence ”What is it with people and bottled water? Like there’s som