Mari's Character and Use of Language in Scene Seven of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice All through The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, Cartwright presents the character of Mari Hoff as untrustworthy and revolting, particularly through his utilization of informal language. Scene Seven absolutely underpins this view, yet additionally presents her powerlessness: a characteristic that the crowd must comprehend before the play can be understood. At the point when Cartwright opens the scene he quickly presents Mari's friendship and worship for Ray, since she alludes to him as 'Sweetheart' and 'goes to grasp him', which shows a forceful enthusiastic connection. Prior in the play Mari has been introduced as a sexual character both genuinely and verbally, through neologisms, for example, 'wizzle and mince' which demonstrates her evident sexual appeal. In any case, Mari's physical appreciation for Ray is clarified since 'Beam is dressing', which infers that he was recently stripped to 'move about'.
