TBJ 2

How does Esther avoid Chemistry in college? Why might she find science so overwhelming?

She avoids Chemistry by asking the dean if she could sit in the chemistry class and listen but not actually take the tests and do the work. The dean accepts because he thinks that her taking chemistry to learn the skills is a good idea. She liked this because it looked as if she was taking notes and being productive about chemistry but actually she was writing poems for her Shakespeare class. Science could be overwhelming because it is really complex. Esther isn’t that type of woman she likes simpler things. This could also be another reason why she feels lost in New York, because there is so much going on in “the big Apple”.