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Hi guys,

 

My second story here at GA is posted. 

 

It's a coming-of-age story.  Main character, Clency, is the introspective, sensitive type, who escapes issues at home by going to the museum.  He met Andy there..., whom he didn't like at first. 

 

The main structure follows the tradition of The Catcher in the Rye.  The story took place in one day.  True to Modernist style, two story lines are woven into one stream of consciousness.

 

Feedbacks are welcome.  Let me know what works and what doesn't, what is unique and what is too much of a cliche. 

 

Some questions to think about while reading the story: (optional.  To me it's easier to keep track of the story I'm reading if I have a list of objectives)

  1. Do you find any character relatable?  Are you more of a Clency, or more of an Andy?
  2. Beside going to a museum, what other defense mechanisms did Clency use to distract himself from his problem at home?
  3. Do you think Clency's parents love him?  Why or why not?
  4. Do you think Clency wants to be loved in the beginning of the story?
  5. Clency seems to have trouble accepting Andy in the beginning of the story.  Why?
  6. Modernist movement started around early 1900's, as a feedback of (second) Industrial Revolution.  One of the characteristics of this literature style is bleak outlook of future.  Did you observe such description in this story?
  7. Is this story driven by plot or characters?
  8. Which character is more complex?  Clency or Andy?
  9. Love sometimes comes gradually.  When do you think Andy started to win Clency over?
  10. There is one line in the story:  Museum goers shuttled around us, aimlessly looking for something.  It seems to be a very specific description of people that Clency knew nothing about.  Why do you think Clency have such a thought?
  11. At one point of the story, Andy told Clency about various museum goers and their back stories.  What is the purpose of that?  Did he make those stories up?
  12. Would you fall for a guy like Andy?
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Edited by Ashi
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