After working at a job that made Greer unhappy for a hot second, she is hired by Faith. When Greer graduates, she emails Faith about working for her. Faith gives Greer her business card, and instead of sharing the information with Zee, Greer feels too unique from her mediocre exchange with Faith to do so. Later on, Greer goes to the bathroom where Faith so happens to be too. At the lecture, though Greer feels so inspired, she raises her hand to ask a question during the allocated time at the end of the lecture and is the only one who got to ask one. Zee is beyond excited because Faith is an icon to her, and she wants to hear her opinion on what they should do. One night on campus, a leading figure of the feminist movement Faith Frank comes to campus to give a lecture, and both Greer and Zee are wearing the t-shirts.
Zee stands by Greer's side and suggests that they make a public stance, which they do by making t-shirts. Greer gets a glimpse of what her purpose should be after being sexually harassed at a frat party one night and later finds out that other women on campus have been too by the same guy. Instead of finding her own, she piggybacks off the life calling of her token friend, Zee. Somehow though, she will manage to drag out the emotional damage these two obstacles caused her until the end.ĭuring her time at University, Greer is trying to find her calling.
Between not being able to go to the college of her choice and her parents being stoners, these are the only obstacles in life, and in this entire novel, she will have to overcome. In the beginning, we find Greer reeling with resentment towards her parents because she had to go to a state school she was offered a full-ride to versus going to Yale, which her parents could not afford, partly since they filled out her financial aid papers wrong. The biggest issue I found with the story is the main character Greer, who is hugely unlikable. The Female Persuasionby Meg Wolitzer is one of these books that have been a New York Times bestseller, and so fittingly is the first book that I am reviewing that I did not enjoy reading. More often than not, I find books that are 'hyped' by mainstream media to be disappointing.
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