Pretentious


The Secret History
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Fault in Our Stars
The Stranger
The Catcher in the Rye
The Bell Jar
If We Were Villains
The Great Gatsby
This Is How You Lose the Time War
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Eyre
The Alchemist
The Metamorphosis
1984
The Odyssey
Patrick Rothfuss
My fear is, what is the larger effect of my book on the world and on the minds of the people who take the time to consume it? Am I contributing in a positive way to the overall kind of collective consciousness of people in the world? I worry about that.
Patrick Rothfuss

Children, teenagers, and young adults frequently attempt to duplicate their cult hero’s mannerisms. Sometimes when we observe youngsters attempting to emulate the gestures and behaviors of a celebrity whom they admire, we state that they are putting on airs or engaging in pretensions. Adults tend to fob off such pretentious behavior as a frivolous act engaged in by children. In actuality, pretentious behavior is an important learning rubric for behavior and character formation. Imitation is more ...more
Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

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