How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
Homer walked more than ever like a badly made automaton and his features were set in a rigid, mechanical grin. (27.23)
Yup, good old Hollywood pretty much turns people into robots. It makes sense: if everything and everyone in Hollywood is fake, just a surface with nothing substantial underneath it, then the only way to get by is to become just a surface yourself. Just about everyone in this book has been so busy hiding his or her true self that it's hard to say if any true selves are even left anywhere.