She had abandoned her principles to get what she wanted, to improve her standing at the university, to earn some academic honors. To escape the sneers in the hallway, the whispers, and that green chair. What did that make her? No better than Preston, in the end. At least he was committed to the vaguely noble principle of truth.
“No better than Preston”? There is nothing even that wrong with him! Dear fucking Lord.
“Vaguely noble”?! Seeking the truth *is* a noble endeavor!
Effy is gonna have to get the hugest most satisfying arc to turn around her micro-aggression-ing, small-minded, ignorant, and generally petty bullshit.
