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That summer, Connell and Marianne travel with their friends through Europe. Connell begins dating Helen and tells Marianne that he loves Helen. She asks him to hit her in bed and he enjoys it. Later, she and Connell begin a casual relationship, but Connell dumps her before summer starts because he's too embarrassed to admit he can't afford to stay on campus over the summer. Marianne dates a popular guy, and her friends look down on Connell because he's lower class. Marianne and Connell eventually both end up at Trinity College. Marianne stops going to school apart from sitting for her exams. He gets embarrassed and asks another girl to a dance. However, Connell's friends tease him when he's nice to Marianne. Marianne confides in Connell about how her father was abusive to her mother, and her brother still is a bully towards her. Marianne and Connell are friendly, but don't really talk in school. Connell's mother, Lorraine, is a cleaner who works for Marianne's family. Meanwhile, Connell is attractive and popular, but of a lower socio-economic status. Marianne is smart and wealthy, but unpopular. Quick Summary Marianne Sheridan and Connell Waldron are teenagers living in Ireland. For a more detailed version, see the section-by-section summary of Normal People by Sally Rooney.