Hayat M. asked this question about I'm Thinking of Ending Things:
Can someone explain the ending to me? I'm confused.
Corey
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Maggie_qwerty That's because the Jake successful academic never existed, it was one of (imaginary) personalities of jake the janitor, that he lived through. ...more
Jul 02, 2020 04:04AM
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Corey I think he actually *was* a super smart guy with a lot of potential. I do agree that he never gained professional success, but the story implies that ...more
Jul 02, 2020 07:57AM
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Maggie_qwerty But the story mentioned he's lived 30 (!) years as a janitor, in this one school. Even though he was an extremely intelligent and promissing student, ...more
Jul 03, 2020 12:30AM
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