How do you integrate this quote to show or prove one of matthews characteristic traits?, Matthew is first introduced as the "perfect older brother," that Claire feels like she is always being compared to. Claire knew that she had teachers with high expectations because in the beginning of the school year "
*..every single one of them had taught her genius-role-model-of-a-student older brother three years before, so that meant they would all make comments about how wonderful it was to have another goldsmith, and how wonderfully they knew i'd do."