 Boschman called Lessing 's narrative " ironic " because it highlights the divide between who Alice is and who she thinks she is , and her efforts to pretend there is no discrepancy . Alice refuses to acknowledge that her " maternal activities " stem from her desire to win her mother 's approval , and believing that her mother has " betrayed and abandoned " her , Alice turns to Jasper as a way to " continue to sustain her beliefs about herself and the world " . Even though Jasper takes advantage of her adoration of him by mistreating her , Alice still clings to him because her self @-@ image " vigorously qualifies her perception of [ him ] , and thus proliferates the denial and self @-@ deception " . The fact that Jasper has turned to homosexuality , which Alice dismisses as " his emotional life " , " suits her own repressed desires " . Kuehn called Alice 's obsession with the " hapless " and " repellent " Jasper " just comprehensible " , adding that she feels safe with his gayness , even though she has to endure his abuse . 
 Boschman called Lessing <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>narrative " ironic " because it <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>highlights</mark></a> the divide between who Alice is and who she <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>thinks</mark></a> she is , and her efforts to pretend <a href='dey_it' title='4'><mark>there</mark></a> is no discrepancy . Alice <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>refuses</mark></a> to acknowledge that her " maternal activities " stem from her desire to win her mother <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>approval , and believing that her mother <a href='been_done' title='7'><mark>has</mark></a> " betrayed and abandoned " her , Alice <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>turns</mark></a> to Jasper as a way to " continue to sustain her beliefs about herself and the world " . Even though Jasper <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>takes</mark></a> advantage of her adoration of him by mistreating her , Alice still clings to him because her self @-@ image " vigorously <a href='uninflect' title='10'><mark>qualifies</mark></a> her perception of [ him ] , and thus <a href='uninflect' title='11'><mark>proliferates</mark></a> the denial and self @-@ deception " . The fact that Jasper <a href='been_done' title='12'><mark>has</mark></a> turned to homosexuality , which Alice <a href='uninflect' title='13'><mark>dismisses</mark></a> as " his emotional life " , " <a href='uninflect' title='14'><mark>suits</mark></a> her own repressed desires " . Kuehn called Alice <a href='null_genetive' title='15'><mark>'s</mark></a>obsession with the " hapless " and " repellent " Jasper " just comprehensible " , adding that she <a href='uninflect' title='16'><mark>feels</mark></a> safe with his gayness , even though she <a href='uninflect' title='17'><mark>has</mark></a> to endure his abuse . 
Boschman called Lessing  narrative " ironic " because it highlight da divide between who Alice is and who she think she is , and her efforts to pretend it ain't no discrepancy . Alice refuse to acknowledge that her " maternal activities " stem from her desire to win her mother  approval , and believing that her mother done " betrayed and abandoned " her , Alice turn to Jasper as a way to " continue to sustain her beliefs abt herself and the world " . Even though Jasper take advantage of her adoration of em by mistreating her , Alice still clings to him because her self @-@ image " vigorously qualify her perception of [ him ] , and thus proliferate tdadenial and self @-@ deception " . The fact that Jasper done turned to homosexuality , which Alice dismiss as " his emotional life " , " suit her own repressed desires " . Kuehn called Alice  obsession with the " hapless " and " repellent " Jasper " just comprehensible " , adding dat she feel safe w/ his gayness , even tho she gotta endure his abuse .