[Lesley Gore voice]
It's my party
And I'll cry if I want to
Cry if I want to
Cry if I want to
You would cry too
If it happened to you.
[end Lesley Gore voice]
It appears that there is no situation that Nancy Mace cannot make into a self-pity party, shining the spotlight on herself.
So... interestingly enough, everyone *assumes* that's what the A stands for, but in the novel, its meaning shifts. In the end, the people have so changed their minds about Hester that they give it positive associations. (I don't think many R members of Congress have actually read the novel.)
Negative. She read about a thing in a book on Truth. Had she read the book, she would (arguably) understand that the protagonist remained silent. Also the protagonist protected someone in a position of authority. And had shame. And regret. And … sigh. I’m wistful for puritans now.
I'm gonna guess she didn't or she'd better understand the implications of it. She just has a basic knowledge that the Scarlet A was a stigma put on women.
But, but, but if she read the book, she would (arguably) understand that the protagonist remained silent. Also the protagonist protected someone in a position of authority. And she had shame. And she had regret.
And … sigh.
I’m wistful for puritan rule now. That’s what these people do to me.
I cannot with these delusions of grandeur these people have 🤦
They are small-minded people doing small-minded things. They are not cool! They are not grand! They're asterisks inside footnotes of future history textbooks.
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It's my party
And I'll cry if I want to
Cry if I want to
Cry if I want to
You would cry too
If it happened to you.
[end Lesley Gore voice]
It appears that there is no situation that Nancy Mace cannot make into a self-pity party, shining the spotlight on herself.
And … sigh.
I’m wistful for puritan rule now. That’s what these people do to me.
They are small-minded people doing small-minded things. They are not cool! They are not grand! They're asterisks inside footnotes of future history textbooks.