High Fidelity: Chapters 1-6

In this section, we are introduced to Rob at one of his lowest points. What are your initial impressions of him? What do we think about his obsession with music and top 10 lists? In answering this question, look specifically at his recounting of his various break-ups. Examine how all of his relationships are versions of his first, and then consider what the common characteristics of these relationships tell us about Rob. Ultimately, do you sympathize with Rob or not? Do you like him or not?

When I was introduced to Rob, I didn't like him. Even though he's in some pretty low points in his life right now, I'm not feeling the sympathy that I should. After reading about all his relationships, I don't think he went after them the right way and in the proper mindset. For instance, the relationship between Rob and Sarah (i think it was)... both of them decided to date because they were the break ups. What kind of a reason is that? It's a very poor and stupid choice to decide on getting into a relationship with someone else. Also, it's all about sex for Rob. He is a very sexual minded individual. But, even with the women that he actually cared for and loved, he still wasn't playing the cards right. Rob is very self-observant. He always thinks about the things he did and what he could have done. Sometimes, I felt as if Rob was living in the past instead in the now, which is what the women he was with were asking for. But, he didn't give it to them and they moved on. Rob, on the other hand, cannot move on. He is so fixated on the past and his breakups/women that it's eating away at him from inside. And, the only way out of it is to listen to music and to rank things for himself. He feels like he has the authority to rank things because he thinks that his opinion matters and is above all others, which I don't like. That is another thing that I don't like about Rob. He shouldn't pretend to be something he's not. (a man with a greater opinion and higher authority) He should right the wrongs of the past, move one, and make a change in his life. So, in short, I don't like him all that much.