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July 9, 2018

Love is a Fallacy: A Book Review

Annotation:

Title: Love is a Fallacy

Author: Max Shulman

Date of Publication: 1951

Outline:

I. Dobbie Gillis lives with his roommate Petey Bellows. Dobbie is incredibly intelligent
meanwhile Petey is a consistent loyal trend follower.
II. Dobbie likes Polly but learned that she and Petey are quite a thing. When Petey requested
for Dobbie’s raccoon coat, Dobbie made a condition that he will only give the raccoon
coat if Petey will promise not to go steady with Polly which in Petey agreed on to later
on.
III. Because Dobbie thought that Polly doesn’t match his intelligence, he decided to teach her
fallacies. At first, he seemed hopeless but in the end Polly finally learned from him.
IV. After 5 dates, Dobbie decided to take their relationship on to another level but Polly
backfired Dobbie through using everything he taught her against him.
V. At the end, Polly chose to be with Petey because of his raccoon coat.
Summarization:

Title: Love is a Fallacy

Characters: Dobbie Gillies

Polly Espy

Petey Bellows

Settings: Campus, Knoll

When: 1951

Plot: Dobbie thinks that he is very intelligent and he deserves a wife that will be perfect for
him and he says that that girl would be Polly. However, Polly is with Petey, Dobbie’s roommate.
Since Petey always follows the trend, he requested for Dobbie’s raccoon coat. In exchange for
the coat, Petey must give up on Polly which in after quite some time, he did. Dobbie went out
with Polly for 5 days teaching her about fallacies because he thought that Polly doesn’t match his
level of intelligence. When Dobbie wanted to go steady with Polly, she used what he taught her
against him and declared that she will be with Petey because he has a raccoon coat.

Evaluation/ Reflection

a It means deeper understanding on what you are reading. Totally comprehending

everything on the material.
b It is a process of discovery because as you advance to the next part, you are
learning something new. It may be a new word, or the message of the text.
c I believe that love is a fallacy because a lot of people have misconceptions on
love. They think that there is nothing greater than love but if you will think
rationally, can love feed you? Can it be eaten? No, of course, love is still
important but you have to consider a lot of things in entering a relationship saying
that you “love” each other.