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...dying, with his arms and legs grotesquely blown off, he returns the picture to her. The intense personal connection in a situation of such horrid human destruction is something Sissy is barely able to handle. Newhall plays the scene with a near-perfect, wonderfully understated sense of unresolved guilt as she watches the soldier convulse in terrible pain...
Although her parents encouraged her to apply to Harvard, Keel was consumed by guilt: “My parents already had $75,000 of debt. I should go to a state school where I could get a decent education. My parents wanted me to go to a good school but I knew it would be too hard on them. Especially since I have a younger brother.” Keel also understood that Harvard’s financial burden would partially fall on her. During high school, Keel worked 14-hour weeks as a baby-sitter and at the library...
...stress of paying bills weren’t enough, pressure to succeed academically can be intensified by feelings of guilt. Christine M. Murray ’04 feels obligated to do well because of her family’s multiple sacrifices. This past spring after her father lost his job, Murray received a financial aid package identical to last year’s package when her father was employed. “They told me I will have to reapply mid-year...
Although Lash often experiences the same guilt, she sticks by her decision to attend Harvard. “There are some things you get here that you really can’t put a price on. Getting exposed to the East coast. Getting a Harvard name. My mom came from Mexico. Her family had nothing and she managed to go to college. My family has a we-can-do-it attitude.” And they’ll be doing it without requesting additional support from Byerly Hall. “There is a lot of lingering bitterness...
...believe; I do have faith." This book has more religion in it than all my other books put together. For those who actually believe that there is a hereafter, there's a solace, there's consolation if a dear one is lost that assuages whatever grief or guilt there is, or even your own death. Whereas for someone who says, "There's no there there," as Gertrude Stein said about Oakland, nada, that's all there is, well, it's a little tougher...