... became intoxicated by the novelty, by the miraculous luck. This couldn't happen to him. For him, love belonged in the world of fiction and dreams, and he lived in the rational world. So at first he tried to understand it with lists: Her morality, her imagination, her sense of humor, her style, body, sex. The list grew longer and more idiosyncratic ... own body!" Several boats passed by her, but every time she thought of asking one of the men on board for help, she saw a slyness or double-entendre in their expressions that kept her silent; it was as if each of them had spent his entire s...

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... were acting like fools and they would have felt embarrassed. Again their chauvinistic narrow-mindedness comes into play here. Ironically Harry, the older man, who seemed to be the most rational one, joined forces with his colleague to make a fool of himself. Why?? I believe he didn't want to be left out being a "man" and doing what a macho man does like the ... with Mrs Pritchett left his romance with the woman on the roof safe and intact. Here we find two things happening :- a) Harry, seems to act like Stanley's guardian, giving Stanley expressions reminding him he was married. Harry's...

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• Grade Level: High School