Month: October 2018
Chapter 12 – The Mindy Problem
Chapter 12 has Eleanor, Janet, and Jason (Jianyu) going to The Medium Place while Michael, Chidi, Tahani, and the Other Eleanor are trying to convince Sean that Eleanor should stay. The Medium Place was created for Mindy St. Claire. Mindy was a bad corporate lawyer in the 1980’s. However, one […]
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Chapter 11 – Not All Good Actions Count
Chapter 11 is focusing on Eleanor trying to earn her way into The Good Place by raising her point total. Sean, the judge of disputes between The Good Place and The Bad Place will soon arrive to decide Eleanor’s fate. While your official number stops at death, Tahani suggests they […]
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Chapter 10 – Eleanor, Aristotle, and the Importance of Friends
One of the central themes of Chapters 8-10, and in fact the entire series, is the importance of friendship for moral development. In Chapter 8, we have a flashback of Eleanor with a horrible roommate. Eleanor then behaves badly as a person and a roommate. In Chapter 9, we have […]
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Chapter 9 – The Importance of Self-Worth
One of the more subtle, yet important themes in Chapter 9 is self-worth. The idea seems to be that one’s self-worth can be deeply affected by the actions and words of those around us. If one is told that one is worthless, then one will feel worthless. We see this […]
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