The others, in comparison, don’t get enough space to tell their stories – they exist mainly in relation to her. Alice (who many say is modelled on the author herself) is a fleshed-out character: riddled with self-doubt, contemplating on the meaning of achieving success you envisioned and yet being dissatisfied by it she has contempt for the world at large and herself. It’s easy to talk about the identity of minorities or discussions on the working-class while sipping wine at birthday parties or taking off to Rome on a whim without worrying about responsibilities. These are very white characters, as are their problems. There’s nothing unique about their lives or their feelings: Heartbreak. The characters live, have sex, go to parties, and ruminate on ‘worldly’ things.
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