{"id":446,"date":"2021-07-20T14:46:07","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T21:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/?p=446"},"modified":"2021-07-20T14:46:07","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T21:46:07","slug":"unhappy-people-live-longer-by-jessica-hollander-issue-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/2021\/07\/20\/unhappy-people-live-longer-by-jessica-hollander-issue-12\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Unhappy People Live Longer,&#8221; by Jessica Hollander, issue #12"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><strong><em>7\/20\/21: Into the Archives<\/em>: staff member Cara Musashi on &#8220;Unhappy People Live Longer,&#8221; issue #12<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Although I am quite new to <em>Prism<\/em>, I\u2019m more than aware that there are an abundance of great works from talented authors who\u2019ve been published before my time. \u201cUnhappy People Live Longer,\u201d by Jessica Hollander, is certainly one of those. Right from the beginning, the manner in \u00a0which the work is written grabs your attention. With a rather sarcastic, almost tired tone, you\u2019re \u00a0introduced to the strange situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnhappy People Live Longer\u201d is told in a first-person point of view, the perspective being from that of a soon-to-be-bride whose wedding has been called off by her own (unhappy) wishes just as she arrives to greet her significant other, Kevin, and Kevin\u2019s family and friends. Everyone offers congratulations and hugs, expecting a party, only to be told that it\u2019s not happening.<\/p>\n<p>Though remaining unnamed, we continue following the narrator through her reluctant and rather uncomfortably depressed time staying with Kevin\u2019s family. Her visit consists primarily of lying on the floor eating various foods as often as she feels, with the occasional can of Coke.<\/p>\n<p>However, the story still manages to counter the seemingly depressing mood with some rather comedic dialogue between her and other members of the family. In one interaction between her and Kevin\u2019s father, she tells him, \u201cIt would be nice if you guys got some carpet in the living room,\u201d only for him to reply, \u201cThen you\u2019d be on our floor for a month. You\u2019d never leave.\u201d While many of the interactions the characters have with one another are quite brief, they showcase their unique personalities entirely within such a short period of time\u2014and, too, Hollander\u2019s clear talent as a writer. You eventually learn that this situation isn\u2019t even new for the couple: it\u2019s implied that the narrator has \u00a0been through similar episodes of wanting to get married and then calling it off for various reasons (this time she thinks she\u2019s too fat).<\/p>\n<p>Though \u201cUnhappy People Live Longer\u201d appears to be a simple story about a relationship gone rocky, there\u2019s more depth at work, as Hollander raises the question of what true happiness really is, and how some people might never attain it. The narrator\u2019s thoughts show what often goes through the minds of people seeking happiness, but for one reason or another are held back, often for reasons that others might not deem true.<\/p>\n<p>Feelings of insecurity are still an unfortunate commonality today, and there\u2019s a stigma surrounding the ways people deal with getting past them. Having felt similar thoughts in completely different situations, I feel this story is a wonderfully eloquent example of what dealing with these feelings can be like, as well as how having an understanding and patient surrounding network can make all the difference. It\u2019s for these reasons why this story is my favorite out of the issue, and I sincerely recommend it to other readers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>7\/20\/21: Into the Archives: staff member Cara Musashi on &#8220;Unhappy People Live Longer,&#8221; issue #12 &nbsp; Although I am quite new to Prism, I\u2019m more than aware that there are an abundance of great works from talented authors who\u2019ve been published before my time. \u201cUnhappy People Live Longer,\u201d by Jessica Hollander, is certainly one of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[466],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-into-the-archives"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.8 (Yoast SEO v23.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&quot;Unhappy People Live Longer,&quot; 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