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 | | The PdP, the Party of the Disappointed People, is an imaginary political organization Kohler has created to fulfill the function of all political parties, "to organize and institutionalize human weakness" (533). |
 | | Even before the written text of the novel begins, the book presents drawings of "The Pennants of Passive Attitudes and Emotions," the "PdP banner," the "Medal for ingratitude," and an unidentified insignia. |
 | | Born into consistent ill fortune, "we would finally accommodate our needs to necessity; wed acclimate ourselves." Even the contrast between good fortune and ill fortune does not generate the disappointment of Kohlers PdP. |
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