Re:“Put on the Diamonds”: Notes on Humiliation
by andrewflnr on Thursday October 07, 2021 @04:35PM
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The humiliation was when Sheila said she was best friends with Edna now. Being public has nothing to do with it, in that incident or at basically any point in the article.
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Re:“Put on the Diamonds”: Notes on Humiliation
by matheusmoreira on Thursday October 07, 2021 @05:08PM
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> The humiliation was when Sheila said she was best friends with Edna now.
The "now" is especially important. It implies the friendship they shared was never real. Sheila was just keeping her around while she waited for someone better to be friends with.
Re:“Put on the Diamonds”: Notes on Humiliation
by andrewflnr on Saturday October 09, 2021 @11:41AM
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I don't think that's implied at all. In particular I don't see any evidence that the "friendship" with Edna was any more real. I think kids are just fickle sometimes.