When I read that story back in high school, I thought it was the silliest thing I’d ever read. I couldn’t conceive of anyone, particularly a woman, who could have such a negative view of human relations that out of the blue they could turn on each other for no other reason than “that’s the way it’s always been.” What kind of parents must she have had that such a concept could be in her head? And what publishing company would think it was worth publishing?