We went over some pretty difficult stuff today, but I feel like we are getting into the meaty part of the book at this point. I thought the example of Shap using Juan as a wall from Phil was interesting, and I completely agree: the wall, in essence provides a convenient excuse that prevents the person from confrontation but maintains and supports a desired life image.
Some of our classmates mentioned that they think the narrator loves himself, and that he prides himself over the fact that he is the most clever of the people he knows; however, I do not agree with this. I find that he considers his intelligence a curse, and if he could choose again, I think he would have chosen to be one of the stupid. That way, he would be able to make the decisions he cannot make now. As a person who sees both sides of the story as having equal potency, he can never go one way with complete confidence, which has prevented him from becoming anything in life, besides a thinker.
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