An Analysis Of Rob's Fidelity

In this, referring to Rob’s “all time, top five most memorable split-ups, in chronological order: …” (Hornby 3). This statement also brings up the idea of sound to Rob’s fidelity. He compares aspects of his life to songs and albums, categorizing them, like a record collection. He uses this practice to draw himself away from situations, when he does not want to feel, emotionally or mentally. Rob also has this idealism that he holds to himself to. To set aside the idealism that he shares with Dick and Barry, two others employees that he works with, of which they believe themselves as “musical elitist” of pop cult, Rob’s character further develops, showing this idea in finding himself blameless and just. In order to feel good or better about
himself, in the novel he first admit them indirectly by stating “It’s brilliant, being depressed; you can behave as badly as you like.” (Hornby 30). After one instances when Laura, who became his ex in the beginning of the novel as well as the antagonist, came to the apartment to pick up more of her stuff, Rob took an opportunity that has been bothering him to see if she had slept with another man. After that Rob to a break in getting her back to pursue Marie, a music artist he recently met. Adding to this ideal to feel blameless Laing stated, “Marie La Salle […] who soon afterwards conveniently disappears […] so that Rob can return to his principal and far from guilt-free relationship.” (Laing 269). Referring to the success in Rob’s mind in receiving of adult play from Marie, feeling as though he and not yet Laura, as moved on from each other.