comment on Language and Meaning

The language used in the story is deployed to illustrate the large gap between the depth and detail of what is going on in Margot’s head versus the superficial and misleading communications that happen out loud and via text message between Margot and Robert. For example, Margot’s extensive internal deliberations about whether she is attracted to Robert when they first meet are contrasted with the blunt, uninformative words that Robert actually expresses in this encounter. In Margot’s mind, she thinks “that Robert was cute.