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* CriticalResearchFailure: The Narrator reveals some ignorance on philosophy, history, and other such topics. Justified in story in that he's piecing together the remnants of his old life from his notebooks, which were written by a madman.
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* ValuesDissonance: The Narrator's rather calm acceptance of the fact that he was given electroshock therapy ''against his will'' until almost all memory of "Phaedrus'" life was erased can be jarring to 21st century readers.

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* ValuesDissonance: The Narrator's rather calm acceptance of the fact that he was given electroshock therapy ''against his will'' until almost all memory of his "Phaedrus'" life was erased can be jarring to 21st century readers.
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* ValuesDissonance: The Narrator's rather calm acceptance of the fact that he was given electroshock therapy ''against his will'' until almost all memory of "Phaedra's" life was erased can be jarring to 21st century readers.

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* ValuesDissonance: The Narrator's rather calm acceptance of the fact that he was given electroshock therapy ''against his will'' until almost all memory of "Phaedra's" "Phaedrus'" life was erased can be jarring to 21st century readers.

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* CriticalResearchFailure: Pirsig reveals, over and over, his lack of research on philosophy, history (the Greeks and Romans didn't ''need'' the number zero, which is why they didn't invent it), and other such topics.

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* CriticalResearchFailure: Pirsig reveals, over and over, his lack of research The Narrator reveals some ignorance on philosophy, history (the Greeks and Romans didn't ''need'' the number zero, which is why they didn't invent it), history, and other such topics.topics. Justified in story in that he's piecing together the remnants of his old life from his notebooks, which were written by a madman.
* ValuesDissonance: The Narrator's rather calm acceptance of the fact that he was given electroshock therapy ''against his will'' until almost all memory of "Phaedra's" life was erased can be jarring to 21st century readers.
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* CriticalResearchFailure: Pirsig reveals, over and over, his lack of research on philosophy, history (the Greeks and Romans didn't ''need'' the number zero, which is why they didn't invent it), and other such topics.

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