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...long after I realized this, I began to approach my day-to-day conversations with an observer??s ear. As I talked with my friends, my families and my classmates, I began to take mental notes as to the shape of each conversation: who initiated discussion, who asked questions, who tended to talk more, what topics we pursued and which ones we avoided. There was an incredible variety: some people, I got the feeling, wouldn’t disagree with me even if I got their name wrong; others plowed straight away into lengthy arguments over subjects that...
...suppose an outside observer??or my mother—might have said the same of me: “It’s weird how much it mattered to them.” At Harvard, we tend to be hyperaware of anything that might cause offense; House lists and dining halls become ad hoc forums for debate. After spending time at Harvard, I am inclined to be sanctimonious. But watching the cheerleaders bouncing from foot to foot, intent on the game, I realized that my quest to foist The Feminine Mystique upon them was not only quixotic...