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The Approximate Cost Of Loving Caroline Summary

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In the last Socratic over the short story, “The Approximate Cost of Loving Caroline” by John Green, many claims and questions were made regarding this story. Some of the claims brought up new ideas but few of them challenged my claim. Even though my claim was challenged, I still believe that it represents the gender lens in this short story.
My claim in this socratic circle was the characters tone of voice, the way they talk and think, is influenced by gender roles and gender stereotypes. In the story, the characters each have distinct personalities and I think that these are also based on gender roles. The main character in the story, Saresh, is very sarcastic and sometimes mean. Some of his thoughts are rude and insulting. When Jimmy, a huckster,
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