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Fruitcake Perfume: Lessons in Love and Integrity

The document summarizes the key lessons learned from Anna's experiences: 1) Anna learns not to be greedy when trying to profit from her accidental discovery of a fruitcake perfume, as the source of its effects passes away. 2) Anna realizes she should not judge people by their appearance or job after getting to know Armstrong, a pizza delivery man, better. 3) Anna behaves rationally and does not abuse the power of attraction given to her by the perfume, instead explaining its effects to Mr. Amos honestly.

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Fruitcake Perfume: Lessons in Love and Integrity

The document summarizes the key lessons learned from Anna's experiences: 1) Anna learns not to be greedy when trying to profit from her accidental discovery of a fruitcake perfume, as the source of its effects passes away. 2) Anna realizes she should not judge people by their appearance or job after getting to know Armstrong, a pizza delivery man, better. 3) Anna behaves rationally and does not abuse the power of attraction given to her by the perfume, instead explaining its effects to Mr. Amos honestly.

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1. We should not be greedy.

When Anna realizes that she has made a wonderful accidental discovery of the fruitcake perfume,
she tries to make fortune out of it. She never tells Aunt Mimi on the effect of the fruitcake
perfume. However, when she tries to make more perfume by discovering the source of the
fruitcake, she learns that the old lady whom makes the fruitcake has passed away. Anna gets
stunned when she knows the old lady had seven husband during her lifetime.

2. We should not judge a book by its cover.

Anna has no interest in Armstrong as he is only a pizza delivery man and furthermore, not
charming enough in Anna's eye. But, things change as Anna learns a lot from the incident with
Mr. Amos and Sabina, his girlfriend, as well as she learns that Armstrong now has proven
success in his life.

3. We should not be overwhelmed by power, instead we should behave rationally.

The fruitcake perfume gives power of attraction to Anna. Using that, she can easily make Mr.
Amos falls in love with her, or any other rich man. However, Anna does not use that 'power',
instead, she rationally tells Mr. Amos that the reason he behaves differently to Anna is the result
of the perfume effects.

Moral Values

 Appreciate ourselves for who we are and not depend on the supernatural- The special
ingredient in the fruitcake that was mixed in the perfume did not bring happiness to
Anna because she attracted the wrong type of men.

 We should appreciate true love- Armstrong who has fallen in love with Anna when he
was only a pizza delivery man, withholds his declaration of love until he is successful.
Although Anna did not like Armstrong at first, she realizes that he truly loves her and
would be a suitable life partner.

 Hard work is the key to success- Anna works very hard. She spends long hours at her
working place. This is the reason why her boss wanted her to continue working for
him. Armstrong worked very hard to become successful. Finally he became the owner
of a pizza company. He asked Anna out on a date when he had achieved his goal.

 We must not compromise our dignity- Anna has integrity and has pride in her own
worth. She walked out of her job when she was insulted with the boss’ offer.

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