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@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ <h3> Freedom by Jonathan Franzen </h3>
 
             <p> When Walter finally gives in to kiss Lalitha and allows himself to fall in love with her, it's hard to argue he is in the wrong because of how dysfunctional his relationship with Patty has become. Patty's love affair with Richard Katz is a darker shade of gray, but her youthful misfortune and unfulfilled talent, and her subsequent struggle with purpose, ultimately makes her character not good but also not despicable. Joey is nothing but an entitled and selfish brat for most of the book, stringing along Connie and his suffering mother, but he does eventually come to a final moral epiphany and disengages with both Jenna and the gig involving rusty car parts. </p>
 
-            <p> No matter their history, all the characters are redeemed at the end, and go on to make an honest attempt at being good people. I loved the book because the outlook Franzen presents on humans is a genuinely optimistic on: people are deeply flawed and make mistakes, but they can still be redeemed, and be good, and be loved. </p>
+            <p> No matter their history, all the characters are redeemed at the end, and go on to make an honest attempt at being good people. I loved the book because the outlook Franzen presents on humans is a genuinely optimistic one: people are deeply flawed and make mistakes, but they can still be redeemed, and be good, and be loved. </p>
 
             <p class="whisper"> queue my favorite quote from Kant! </p>