Rejection & Abjecation
Abjection
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No matter how unpleasant or unequal, a breakup is at least something you share with someone else. Rejection makes only one reject. “Unrequited love does not die,” writes Elle Newmark in The Book of Unholy Mischief , “it’s only beaten down to a secret place where it hides, curled and wounded. For some unfortunates, it turns bitter and mean, and... See more
Tony Tulathimutte • The Rejection Plot
Rejection may be universal, but as plots go, it’s second-rate—all buildup and no closure, an inherent letdown. Stories are usually defined by progress: the development of events toward their conclusions, characters toward their fates, questions toward understanding, themes toward fulfillment. But unlike marriage, murder, and war, rejection offers... See more
Tony Tulathimutte • The Rejection Plot
Rejection is a lack of happening, there is no plot change you are exactly where you were. “tis better to have loved and lost than to never have been loved at all”.
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