ENG140Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Super Sad True Love Story
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Super sad true love story could be called an epistolary novel, a novel in letters, as it alternates between diary entries and emails. Discuss the significance of one or both of these forms of writing and what they say about leonard and/or eunice. Lenny is an emotional: reaction to changing world, functionalist, lenny"s truest form, emotional person, reveals his insecurities, background on his family, friends etc, he is not judged. It takes thought, time: he reflects on his day. He appreciates the art of writing: not many people write diaries, does not use slang, literature is dying in the near future. The: lenny is a parody of the older technologically challenged" generation, trying to adapt to a new environment, the diary is a way to keep in touch with older times. The diary entries are an outlet for lenny to express his deepest thoughts in a world where private life is public.
