The Pain of Entropy

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There are nine main characters in The Overstory. Seven are introduced as individuals, although their lives later merge. In contrast, Ray and Dorothy are becoming a couple from the first line of their narrative.

Their relationship starts out as incredibly tumultuous. Ray is rock-solid, steady, and romantic, with Dorothy ambivalent and commitment-phobic in contrast. When he does win her heart, they experience a lush, green period…