Blue angel

This scene in the book is placed to foreshadow what’s going to happen next when he sees his editor. When he goes to New York, Len seems very different to Swenson from his mannerisms down to his thought process. When they sit down to talk bout the novel Lenn says he doesn’t care bout the girl or the novel , but instead encourages Swesons to go have sex with Angela and have a whole line of questioning surrounding that topic. I find this interesting because of the conflict between how these two think and the guilt Swenson has for the obsession of a student. Even when Lenn tells him it’s ok and he’s surprised he “hasn’t” had sex with her , Swenson doesn’t build the courage to confess what he’s been doing .