Marlena

Marlena is my favorite character in "Water For Elephants". I can't exactly figure her out. She married august when she was really young. She left her family, and her home, and never looked back. August is a lot older then her. He charmed her, was nice, handsome and funny. They were married and by the time you meet them in the book have been for 10 years. Sometimes they are happy, but other times(mostly when August is in a bad mood) you see a different side. I feel bad for Marlena. She has to put up with a lot, but I think she knows that with out August, where would she go? She can't go back home, and she didn't finish school so how is she supposed to work? I'm interested to find out how the character of Marlena develops.