Melissa Sun

I've heard just about every sun pun out there

[Melissa Sun @MelissaSunm]

@RConroy413 He had nothing; he sees his family as fake, his belief in religion is shattered, and his perceived friend Fiona rejects him. Maybe it isn't religion but more for the need of something to believe in, and he's lost all of that. #laylit18

[Melissa Sun @MelissaSunm]

@visconlit I find it ironic that only when he realizes everything is meaningless, that's when he lives a fuller life. #laylit18

[Melissa Sun @MelissaSunm]

@IrisLitTweets It can also represent sadness, representing his conflicted feelings with his family and religion, and the tough realizations as his innocence is crushed. #laylit18

[Melissa Sun @MelissaSunm]

@carolynsng587 Sadly I think the conflict with Fiona is what opens up conversation and intimacy again between Fiona and Jack. In the end, they agree to still love each other despite mistakes #laylit18

[Melissa Sun @MelissaSunm]

The chaise longue is often associated with therapists, which may be why the author chooses this type of chair instead of a sofa or bed. It gives the feeling of being lost and needing help. #laylit18

[Melissa Sun @MelissaSunm]

@jazzageblues I feel like the children in her court cases help balance out her childlessness. And perhaps they make her a more neutral judge than one who has kids. #laylit18

[Melissa Sun @MelissaSunm]

@GrantDong2 Fiona notices the first time he asks the only question, "Fine!... so what is troubling you?" which she had to provoke out of him. It shows how he doesn't focus on what Fiona is feeling, but mostly on what he is feeling. #laylit18

[Melissa Sun @MelissaSunm]

The Truman Show reminds me of the simulation theory, which both question the foundation of existence and consciousness. How could we know whether we are truly in control, or just a part of something bigger? #laylit18

[Melissa Sun @MelissaSunm]

The narrator is a human being stripped away of everything that separates human from animals. He only has primal instincts, not caring for anything more. #laylit18

[Melissa Sun @MelissaSunm]

@ocampanellio Not only does he not feel guilty, he doesn't really feel emotion in general. He only feels the discomfort of not satisfying human needs, but that's really it. #laylit18

[Melissa Sun @MelissaSunm]

@SKruskall1102 It shows how he only satisfies basic human desires, such as sex hunger and sleep. He doesn't reach for anything deeper in relationships or life. #laylit18

[Melissa Sun @MelissaSunm]

@visconlit I think it's because he finds it strange that people care about his life, when it has nothing to do with him, and he personally doesn't care about anyone else or anything. #laylit18

[Melissa Sun @MelissaSunm]

The Perks of Being a Wallflower mentions The Stranger, which is one of the books that Bill gives Charlie. It's pretty cool because Charlie struggles with living in high school and society, and this book can help him with another perspective. #laylit18

[Melissa Sun @MelissaSunm]

@catherinetherye Also interesting to note that because he had ambition at one point it shows that he wasn't always a stagnant passive being. #laylit18

[Melissa Sun @MelissaSunm]

I wonder why the author includes the story about the Czechoslovakian. Is it to show the shallowness of motives? The patheticness and doom of humankind? To emphasize how the narrator feels about death? #laylit18

[Melissa Sun @MelissaSunm]

@sameershah27 I don't think he was thinking or cared at all. As seen on pg 57: "To stay or to go, it amounted to the same thing". Also on pg 58 "As far as I was concerned, the whole thing was over, and I'd gone there without even thinking about it." #laylit18

[Melissa Sun @MelissaSunm]

I found it interesting how the trial focused more on the mother's death and how the narrator reacted to it, rather than the actual murder event itself. I think it's to emphasize that people focus more on social conventions and beliefs than facts. #laylit18

[Melissa Sun @MelissaSunm]

One part that stood out to me was the beginning of chapter 3, where he finally mentions something positive he feels, which is that he likes washing his hands. It's strange how he elaborates on all these minor details but says nothing, and even forgets, about his maman. #laylit18

[Melissa Sun @MelissaSunm]

I fins this book has a strangely calm tone as it talks about an abused dog, abused woman, mother's death, and repeated mentions of blood. #laylit18

[Melissa Sun @MelissaSunm]

Also interesting how he thinks about his career and his coworkers as if he isn't affected by his mother's death at all. Usually a close relative's death wouldn't cause someone to think about their job back home. #laylit18