• How does Esther avoid Chemistry in college? Why might she find science so overwhelming?

In order to skip chemistry Esther comes up with an elaborate plan in order to dusgiuse her secret hate for chemistry from her dean. Because she is a straight A student she is able to convince her dean that she needs a class on Shakespeare more than the chemistry class. However, to truly hide her motives and be able to throw the dean off the trail she goes the extra mile. She tells the dean that she wants to audit the class but not take it for credit. I thin that the reason that she finds the world of science of overwhelming is because science is hard facts. It is less about theory than her major, English, and leaves less room for interpretation.