"Bettering Myself" by Ottessa Moshfegh

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Ottessa Moshfegh won the Plimpton Prize for two stories, 'Disgust' and 'Bettering Myself.'
The story 'Bettering Myself' features a sharp, unpredictable first-person narrator, a problem-drinking Catholic school math teacher.
The narrator's deadpan humor, unique voice, and sad undertones distinguish Moshfegh's writing.
The story describes the narrator's struggles with alcoholism, her relationships, and her disengagement from teaching.
She falsifies state exam scores to keep her job and eventually resigns due to personal reasons.
The narrative includes absurd and darkly comic elements, such as interactions with students and a attempt to find solace in a church.

作者将故事作为自我解释的主要方式，因为仅凭言语是不够的；故事传达了更深层次、微妙的含义，并且需要完整的上下文才能被理解。
来自媒体如《In Stars And Time》、《Carrie》、《17776》以及一张个人照片的例子表明，故事包含了无法在单一解释中完全阐述的多重含义。
作者认同《Ancillary Justice》（Justice of Toren One Var）中的一个角色，其碎片化的身份反映了作者自身违背利益和欲望行事的经历，凸显了语言的局限性。

作者将故事作为自我解释的主要方式，因为仅凭言语是不够的；故事传达了更深层次、微妙的含义，并且需要完整的上下文才能被理解。
来自媒体如《In Stars And Time》、《Carrie》、《17776》以及一张个人照片的例子表明，故事包含了无法在单一解释中完全阐述的多重含义。
作者认同《Ancillary Justice》（Justice of Toren One Var）中的一个角色，其碎片化的身份反映了作者自身违背利益和欲望行事的经历，凸显了语言的局限性。

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