Squirrels
Did you notice that squirrels are mentioned 11 times in Pnin? Every single chapter has a moment where Pnin encounters a squirrel. Isn't that just nutty? (We apologize for that terrible joke. We jus...
The Bowl
For most of the novel, the whole squirrel thing is kind of like a fun game. Sort of like Where's Waldo. But then there's the dinner party. The conversation that brings it all together is kind of in...
Reflections
Reflections—be they in mirrors, windows, what have you—are almost as ubiquitous in Pnin as those rascally squirrels. We'll forgive you for not noticing, but there are a couple of things about t...