ENG 285 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Misanthropy, Zz Packer
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Girl looked outside and wondered what it was like when school was founded when everyone owned slaves. She got a year"s worth of psychiatric counseling. Unannounced visits from counselors to check on her started sitting by the door naked -- they stopped coming. We know the protagonist is a misanthrope -- doesn"t like anyone. Problem with the commons tall and lots of empty space. They treated her poorly -- made fun of her for reading. Asked each other what they were doing after they graduated -- no real answers. Heidi thinks shes nuts but sprays her with water anyways. Spent most of winter and spring in her room. When she came back students were having a coming out day. She was the one to break away and move shifts. Constnaly sayign what you dont mean makes the mouth form meaningless phrases. When you need to express something significant your mouth will revert to insignificant nonsense.
