Petra sets a date for her friend Danielle and is disappointed when the narrator does not kiss her friend.
It remains a surprise why she herself did not want to date the narrator. Even though Petra asks for a blind date, she is not very enthusiastic about it. This story left me flabbergasted. I did not get it at all. I stil mention it here. If someone reads it and explains it to me, I welcome that. .
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A friend of mine described “Disappointed” this way: “There are a number of layers of disappointment in the story. The guy is disappointed that Petra isn’t still beautiful. Petra is disappointed that she isn’t still beautiful, and is living vicariously through her attractive friend. The guy is disappointed that Petra wasn’t actually pursuing him. Petra is disappointed that the guy doesn’t just like her, and needs someone who is traditionally attractive. Setting him up with Danielle is like playing with a sore tooth – experiencing some sort of exquisite pain. They are both disappointed that the whole thing falls flat.”
Comment by Al — July 30, 2009 @ 5:34 pm |