Chap 7-13

Eli Pardue
Brit Lit
Ms. Pfanschmidt

In these chapters, Rob's view of his relationship with Laura is very strained. This is shown in many examples during Rob's relationship with her. He gives us a top four list of terrible things he did when they were together. He slept with another woman while Laura was pregnant, his affair led to her termination of the pregnancy, he borrowed a lot of money rfom her and never paid her back, and he told her that he was unhappy in the relationship and was sort of looking for someone else. He goes on to explain that many of these things were somewhat justified, but they go to show that his relationship was not secure. Laura was making a large sum of money working as a corporate lawyer, while Rob had just lost his job as a DJ, and was struggling with the record store. Laura wanted to help him out by lending him the money. She tricked him into eelling her that he was looking for someone else by ensuring him that it was natural to do so, and that she might be looking for someone new as well. Rob relationship with Marie is different, however. Marie admitted to Rob that she simply needed to be wit hsomeone because of her lonliness. After they slept together, their companionship was as strained as Rob's relationship with Laura. This is party because Rob decided he did not particularly like American women, but also because Marie knows that he still ahs feelings for Laura, and Rob lets it get in the way of his relationship with Marie.