How Society Affected Collin in "An Abundance of Katherines"

Society: where people come together to form a community. Now-a-days, society is more of a place where one's opinions and views are altered to "fit in" and be "normal. We have all witnessed this; the most common, someone being called weird for believing something different. The worst part is that none of us realize that this is happening. Society plays a huge role in "An Abundance of Katherines". 

Collin, the main character, is so obsessed with love, he can hardly do anything else besides try to create a theorem of why none of his relationships have worked out. Collin, being the ex-child prodigy that he is, tries to write and rewrite a literal equation and formula to describe the heartaches and misfortunes in his love life. In our world today, love is emphasized as the most important aspect in someone's life. The older you get, the more serious your partner and you should become in a relationship. Collin is so infatuated by this that he is oblivious to half of the world around him. He doesn't make friends easily and doesn't know how to understand sarcasm. If Collin were to stop being so preoccupied by his theory, he could become a much more likable person and would probably find it easier to get a girlfriend if he possessed these traits. 

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The column above is another viewpoint on our society's obsession with love and marriage.