In the era of Super Sad True Love Story, the literature in the online social network and handwritten diaries complement each other very well to allow the reader to see through two perspectives.
For example, in page 144, in the second paragraph, Eunice mentions “And I don’t mean scanning a text like we did in euro Classics…I mean seriously READING…and watched him for like HALF AN HOUR…” Based on what Eunice said, it can be noticed that in the recent era reading a textbook is a very unpopular custom. All news and information is distributed electronically through the aparati. Society is heavily dependent of online social networks. Precious Pony is talking about Lenny to Eunice, “It’s not like he’s some superstar Media guy or VP at LandOLakes. So he REALLY, REALLY READS instead of scans.” By Precious Pony also agreeing, it can be assumed that it is a worldwide custom to not read from actual books. These were told electronically via GlobalTeens which shows online social peoples’ perspective.
The GlobalTeen entries also expose us to the modern woman mentality in the future world. In Eunice’s chat with Lenny, we see how she keeps insisting in making him clean the bathtub, “I asked you to clean the bathtub. This apartment is DISGUSTINGLY DIRTY…I don’t like living in a pig-sty …I just want a nice, clean apartment, Lenny…I got to run the laundry…” By this passage, one can tell that the modern woman is concerned with how things appear. Their views differ: Eunice, the online savvy lady, wants everything tidy and clean, while Lenny (the man who would rather outdoor activities over online activities) doesn’t mind filth.
On the other hand, the protagonist, Lenny keeps a diary which he writes by hand and not electronically. Through this text, we see only through Lenny’s perspective which is helpful in judging his character. An example of his thoughts would be when he was describing an elephant which most people wouldn’t think twice about. He mentioned, “I locked eyes with the elephant…A lonely elephant, the only one the zoo had at the moment, removed from his compatriots and possibility of love…” We can see that Lenny is a very thoughtful man who observes his surrounding very well. Without Lenny’s diary entries, we would just think he’s a prevented old man and would concentrate only on Eunice and her family, when the synthesis of both compose the novel on whole.
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