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I hope a little of this modesty sticks. Nancy wouldnât be Nancy if she wasnât somewhat self-involved, of course, but I didnât care for her foray into outright solipsistic narcissism during the fallout phase of her breakup with Esther. The basketball arc has brought her back to a good balance I think where her egocentrism is amusing rather than toxic.
Iâm guessing the basketball situated episodes are winding down.
But the many complaints about the âbasketballâ subject matter going on endlessly reminded me of another story.
In 1977 I was teaching literature to high school seniors. They often tried to get me âoff the subjectâ in class so they wouldnât have to learn anything that day. Sometimes, I went along just to slip in something teacherly without their knowing I was teaching. One day their ploy was to ask me if Iâd seen the movie âSaturday Night Fever.â They knew I saw lots of movies and figured itâd be easy to get me to talk about that rather than the short story theyâd been asked to read.
I went with it. They asked me what the movie was about. I said, approximately, that it was about a kid from a working class family who had a difficult home life and couldnât imagine how to improve his situation. He sought escape and a sense of self worth by becoming the âkingâ of the local dance scene, but ultimately he knew that this was only a delaying tactic to hold life at bay just a little longer. His problems were still there, some even getting much worse.
I mentioned that it was based on a non-fiction article from âNew Yorkâ magazine called âTribal Rites of the New Saturday Nightâ and talked about how the movie reiterated the bleak nature of the story. [But, P.S., about twenty years later, the author of the piece admitted it was not really journalistic reporting but had been a piece of fiction he slipped past the editor.]
We managed to have a classroom discussion about their looming entry into the post-high-school world and how that was akin to the themes in the movie. Productive, it seemed.
One kid, at the end of class, said, âHuh. I thought it was about disco dancing.â
I think of that when someone focuses on these strips as âthis basketball story.â
I too wonder how/if Ms. Jaimes had the N.A.N.S.E.E. acronym in mind when she first named the new characters? It seems too much of a happenstance to not have had it in mindâŠ.. but it also seems almost ânovelesqueâ of Olivia to have refrained from using the acronym for so long if she has had it in mind from the inception of the new characters!
astutepanther Premium Member over 5 years ago
Acronyms, how do they work? (Or: Sorry, Lucy.)
Argythree over 5 years ago
Hah! Love it!
zorak950 over 5 years ago
I hope a little of this modesty sticks. Nancy wouldnât be Nancy if she wasnât somewhat self-involved, of course, but I didnât care for her foray into outright solipsistic narcissism during the fallout phase of her breakup with Esther. The basketball arc has brought her back to a good balance I think where her egocentrism is amusing rather than toxic.
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member over 5 years ago
Team Sane El.
asrialfeeple over 5 years ago
Has Nancy actually learned something?
jimmjonzz Premium Member over 5 years ago
Iâm guessing the basketball situated episodes are winding down.
But the many complaints about the âbasketballâ subject matter going on endlessly reminded me of another story.
In 1977 I was teaching literature to high school seniors. They often tried to get me âoff the subjectâ in class so they wouldnât have to learn anything that day. Sometimes, I went along just to slip in something teacherly without their knowing I was teaching. One day their ploy was to ask me if Iâd seen the movie âSaturday Night Fever.â They knew I saw lots of movies and figured itâd be easy to get me to talk about that rather than the short story theyâd been asked to read.
I went with it. They asked me what the movie was about. I said, approximately, that it was about a kid from a working class family who had a difficult home life and couldnât imagine how to improve his situation. He sought escape and a sense of self worth by becoming the âkingâ of the local dance scene, but ultimately he knew that this was only a delaying tactic to hold life at bay just a little longer. His problems were still there, some even getting much worse.
I mentioned that it was based on a non-fiction article from âNew Yorkâ magazine called âTribal Rites of the New Saturday Nightâ and talked about how the movie reiterated the bleak nature of the story. [But, P.S., about twenty years later, the author of the piece admitted it was not really journalistic reporting but had been a piece of fiction he slipped past the editor.]
We managed to have a classroom discussion about their looming entry into the post-high-school world and how that was akin to the themes in the movie. Productive, it seemed.
One kid, at the end of class, said, âHuh. I thought it was about disco dancing.â
I think of that when someone focuses on these strips as âthis basketball story.â
cubswin2016 over 5 years ago
I am glad Nancy knows enough to share the credit.
Sir Marcie over 5 years ago
Hmm, did OJ give all those characters those names long ago with todayâs payoff in mind?
Don Bagert Premium Member over 5 years ago
Too bad they couldnât work in something including Coach.
Don Bagert Premium Member over 5 years ago
No one is expressing any happiness, except for maybe Nancy in panel 1.
Pipe Tobacco Premium Member over 5 years ago
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So very, very good!
I too wonder how/if Ms. Jaimes had the N.A.N.S.E.E. acronym in mind when she first named the new characters? It seems too much of a happenstance to not have had it in mindâŠ.. but it also seems almost ânovelesqueâ of Olivia to have refrained from using the acronym for so long if she has had it in mind from the inception of the new characters!
DCBakerEsq over 5 years ago
There is no âiâ in âTeam NANSEE.â
coratelli over 5 years ago
Nancy is really changed! :D
GavinHamilton over 5 years ago
Too bad Coach Bangles didnât get any credit. Itâs all about Nancy and the immediate audience. Part of being a famous person.
oakie817 over 5 years ago
most excellent