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Does anyone have any thoughts on the passage towards the end of the book, when Eileen wonders how her father would have reacted had he found Rebecca tied down in their basement, as she had Mrs. Polk? I can't really interpret it - does Eileen suggest she would have done that to Rebecca had she come to her house in the end? Or is it just idle musing, and I'm overinterpreting?
Jim Eileen was musing about Rebecca whom she came to despise. Eilleen calls her a coward and says (one of my fav quotes) " In the end, she was a coward. I…moreEileen was musing about Rebecca whom she came to despise. Eilleen calls her a coward and says (one of my fav quotes) " In the end, she was a coward. Idealism without consequences is the pathetic dream of every spoiled brat”.
Eileen was musing about Rebecca being bound just like Mrs. Polk.(less)
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Eileen
by Ottessa Moshfegh
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