In literature there is a concept known as the 'unreliable narrator.' This is exactly what it sounds like: a narrator is immediately or later revealed to be biased, or incorrect, or otherwise unreliable. This is different from plain old 'lying' in the sense that a narrator may simply have an exaggerated outlook, a self-serving perspective, or some other agenda.
There are a few possibilities, which may indeed have some overlap:
- She's making it all up.- I don't believe that her ex gave her any warning whatsoever. I do believe she reached out to him and he was either negative or ambivalent about seeing her. I also struggle with her description of her past job history juxtaposed against her current claims. People who have been "assistant producers" in studios typically do not have need of public transit to the degree that she finds it noteworthy to say that her ex warned her against using "his bus." There is nothing wrong with needing public transit, but something does not square with her description of her past life.
- She's embellishing the truth. - I doubt she is any sort of writer. Writers WRITE, and she has shown nothing but a propensity to misspell and apply what appears to be random punctuation. Moreover, there is only her word to indicate that anyone has been anything but kind to her.
- She imagines things that are not true. - the people around her probably are at worst indifferent to her. As much as I hate sounding like a big shot know-it-all, people in her job do not have exit interviews. If they do (having had several of my own), one needs to be prepared to sign COBRA notification forms, and little else. Her reason for leaving matters not, especially in a job known for turnover. That dramatic flair falls flat.
- It's all horribly true.- in this case, I would recommend that she kill herself.
So we are left with one question:
is it at least good drama? Well, that depends on one's perspective, which in this case is almost tautologically equivalent to politics. I find it to be very bad drama but
very good comedy. I shall have more to say about this in due time.
