a life in the day of a. #17
"that type - you don't know how you feel about 'em - is who you're made nervous by."
alyosha cannot recall where he heard that line, but he finds it to be an apt description of his own feelings.
alyosha has always categorized people in his mind - a more crude way to state it would be to say that he prejudges or labels them, but he prefers to view it as a necessary way to prevent surprises. alyosha hates surprises. by categorizing people into specific areas that he believes best reflect their personality type, he can anticipate how they will act, and, more importantly, how he should react to them. he believes that this prevents conflict, and it allows him to anticipate his own feelings about a person, which sets him at ease.
to alyosha's knowledge, no person has avoided his ability to categorize them - up till now that is.
right now, alyosha is very nervous.
alyosha cannot recall where he heard that line, but he finds it to be an apt description of his own feelings.
alyosha has always categorized people in his mind - a more crude way to state it would be to say that he prejudges or labels them, but he prefers to view it as a necessary way to prevent surprises. alyosha hates surprises. by categorizing people into specific areas that he believes best reflect their personality type, he can anticipate how they will act, and, more importantly, how he should react to them. he believes that this prevents conflict, and it allows him to anticipate his own feelings about a person, which sets him at ease.
to alyosha's knowledge, no person has avoided his ability to categorize them - up till now that is.
right now, alyosha is very nervous.