Second Meeting: Prime #s

As we had actually read the book for this period, we discussed our questions and comments about a supposed "meaning" in the book (even though the narrator has already stated that he does not understand meaning, so there will be no meaning in the book). I showed some strength in my knowledge of autism (the main character is autistic, so this can help to understand some of his actions which seem strange to regular people). This can also help to understand his character and certain things he seems to make ritual of. However, I was sometimes unable to make sense of his ridiculous generalizations of people and ideas. I offered a prediction of mine that Mr. Shears and Chris' mother had an affair and left their respective spouses. This inference proved to be right, based on the current reading assignment. Our group used the class time fairly well, and after we had finished discussing the passages, had started reading the next assignment.