Mary perhaps saw Pechorin as a foe during her mother’s anecdote about Pechorin’s antics in Petersburg, such a figure would surely be popular. She certainly saw him as one after he strategically began their game on the boulevard and proceeded to rob her of many young men vying for her attention. She made it an official game with her comment that evening, as well as her “...glances, falling upon [him], expressed vexation while striving to express indifference.” He continued to prove he was better at attracting society members and she reacted with slander. He buys a rug she desires and places it on his horses and parades it by her window. Mary is trying to force Pechorin in the role of her societal entertainer while he is manipulating her to
