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Think the pathetic self aggrandizement by professor & pickle maker ~209 show how little life accomplishments matter (esp. in bardo) #21Lit

[Brian R. @brian_ross17]

Great image of Lincoln father-son relationship "small mirror of himself to whom he could speak frankly, openly, & confidingly" (49) #21Lit

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Similar storytelling themes: Means tells a whole story that didn't actually happen, diff realities in stories #Moonglow #TRHB #21Lit

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eschatology info: https://t.co/1y1yFhwOpX how is von Braun an eschatologist? #21Lit

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Seems like grandfather realizes he is in same situation as v. Braun - both in pain and dying - not so different from each other #21Lit

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duality of the wallpaper pg 346 - normal pattern if you look at it one way and bloody devil faces from a diff angle #21Lit

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pg. 241 grandpa shows shame for "meaningless" life, wants Chabon to "make it mean something" -- his life only matters in the novel? #21Lit

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link to "magical thinking" on page 207 - mother thinks she can help grandma with it https://t.co/OfIV1dLEE4 #21Lit

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Why does Grandpa always have a savior complex and help others but then let down his daughter selfishly about the horse #21Lit

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Getting kind of meta at the end here abt Tracey leaking video "placing the beginning of the story at earlier point...obsession (438) #21Lit

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@jer_evans Not sure, but Hawa also performs as she talks about her fiancé/wedding. Maybe both performing for the narrator?

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At the bar, narr. easily falls back into following Tracey & letting her make decisions abt her own life - still dependent on others #21Lit

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key performance quote on 299, London and NY great "stage shows" that seem like the "only possible reality," narr. easily fits back in #21Lit

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@brian_ross17 stretch across time, while narrator is always "doing nothing" b/c of her lack of ambition, ID, etc.

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pg. 266: complex scene w/ unreality/falseness of xmas song in summer & mirrored realities of Tracey at diff. ages, Tracey & music... #21Lit

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Apparent theme of divide between Billie and audience/society/law - people greedy for her and music, she protects herself w death mask #21Lit

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Referenced in last para., FBI raided Billie's hospital room for drug possession and handcuffed her to her death bed... #21Lit

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Narrator's focus on Tracey's reality instead of her own mirrors her later focus on Aimee's life. She never tries to find her own ID #21Lit

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. @merril2017 re the "knowing poverty" discussion, narrator doesn't know it b/c Mom simply didn't allow it? Mom forcing her to be above it?

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Narrator continues to feel inferior to her friends & only feels equal or superior when she is dreaming about future or drunk w/ Aimee #21Lit