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Front Matter and “The Feminist”

· The following version of this anthology was used to create this Lesson Plan: Tulathimutte, Tony. Rejection: Fiction. HarperCollins, 2024.

· Following a dedication, table of contents, and epigraph, “The Feminist” begins with a comment about the focal character’s high school education.

· The focal character’s romantic difficulties are attested, and he muses on labels and expressions of values.

· College proves no more conducive to the focal character’s romantic endeavors than had high school, and the focal character reflects on the distinctions between friendship and romance.

· An instance of romantic rejection is presented, and the focal character reflects on it in the following days, working through his feelings awkwardly.

· Similar incidents follow and are glossed: “This exact scenario happens four or five more times, with different women” (4).

· The focal character’s friends attempt to reassure him, but he notices lacks in their attempts to...

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