Esther doesn’t like Dr. Gordon because she sees him as conceited. The first thing that bothers her about him is how he set the picture of his family on his desk. It is halfway towards his side of the desk, but halfway towards whoever sits in the chair across from him. This way, everyone who came into his office could see his “perfect family.”
Another thing that she doesn’t like about Dr. Gordon is how he talks about himself when they meet. One time he randomly asked what college that she goes to, and then started talking about how he used to be in some WAC program there, even though it has nothing to do with helping Esther. Also, Doctor Gordon always phrases things like, “What do you think is wrong with you?” As if nothing really is wrong. Esther knows something is wrong and it is like Dr. Gordon does not believe her.
Esther is bothered by him and doesn’t think he is even trying to help her. When she first went there, she thought there would be a man who would listen attentively and say, “Ah!” like he made a sudden realization. He would put his fingers in a steeple, tell her what was wrong, and fix her.
However, he said that he should try shock treatment on her. After the shock treatment she endures, Dr. Gordon asks what college she goes to again, and when she replies, he says the same thing about the WAC station. Obviously he hadn’t even been paying attention in their meetings. She probably didn’t even need shock treatment.
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2 comments:
Erica, good blog. I liked it when you talked about how Dr. Gordon seemed to not even care about Esther and was only interested in the WAC thing which he had been involved with years before.
Good Blog
From your boyf
Rory
Yeah Erica, this was a good blog. I forgot about how Dr. GORdon talks about himself a lot and I completely spaced the photo of his family. Thanks for sharing.
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