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The narrator and his roommate, Bill, don’t develop a deep friendship. Discuss the factors that could be creating emotional distance between them.
Does the narrator seem genuinely sorry for offending Gershon? Why/why not?
The narrator derides Grandjohn and Patty. However, after Ayn Rand’s campus visit, we see a change in how he views them. What has caused this shift? Does it reflect a broader transformation in the narrator’s perspective? How so/why not?
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