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Summary Of Pancakes By Joan Bauer

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“Perfectionism is self-abuse of the highest order.” People who always strive for perfection are the impatient ones who eventually give up, because never is it possible for everything to be pure. This natural disease is portrayed in the short story “Pancakes”, by Joan Bauer, where due to the perfectionism the protagonist Jill had, tragedy was caused. This story basically describes the life of a young girl named Jill, who suffered from the incurable disease OCD, and constantly attempted to make everything ideal. Although wanting all things to become flawless is not always bad, in Jill’s case it was. As a result, trying to perfect all different aspects of life will only lead to disappointment. Wanting to be flawless can lead to unexpected reality. Jill’s boyfriend Allen Feinman dumped her since he became fed up. “The problem with you, …show more content…

When a whole bunch of ‘hungry lionesses’ popped up randomly into the Ye Olde Pancake House, Jill began to panic because first of all, both her companions were not present due to certain circumstances, and second of all, she would not be able to make everything perfect since she would be in a rush. ““ I have a system for everything,” I assured him. “Menu first, bring water when you come back to take the order, call it in, bring coffee immediately to follow. Don’t ever let the customers wait(2).”” Because Jill had this system for everything for every customer, there was not enough time to satisfy everybody because there were many people and she was the only person working there. Furthermore, not everyone became happy since she could not get to each person in the right time because of all the duty she had. Eventually, Jill did not really amuse herself or the customers, which felt like a crime to her. Therefore, not getting everything to be flawless is sometimes acceptable depending on the circumstance. Trying to make everything perfect can lead to

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