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''Dear Committee Members'' is a 2014 EpistolaryNovel by Creator/JulieSchumacher, told entirely through letters of recommendation written by beleaguered professor Jason T. Fitger of the Departments of Creative Writing and English at the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast unfortunately and aptly named]] Payne University somewhere in the Midwest. The novel is a TakeThat to the world of the academy, particularly in the humanities and liberal arts, and covers such ground as department infighting, building construction, clueless students, administrative favoritism, and the particularly dry and formulaic genre of writing that is the letter of recommendation.
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''Dear Committee Members'' is a 2014 EpistolaryNovel by Creator/JulieSchumacher, told entirely through letters of recommendation written by beleaguered professor Jason T. Fitger of the Departments of Creative Writing and English at the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast unfortunately and aptly named]] Payne University somewhere in the Midwest. The novel is a TakeThat to the world of the academy, particularly in the humanities and liberal arts, and covers such ground as department infighting, building construction, clueless students, administrative favoritism, and the particularly dry and formulaic genre of writing that is the letter of recommendation.
recommendation. It has two sequels, ''The Shakespeare Requirement'' (2018) and ''The English Experience'' (2023).
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* GrammarNazi: Fitger, UpToEleven. He uses letters of recommendation as a platform to ''correct the grammar of the business names and hiring managers.''
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* GrammarNazi: Fitger, UpToEleven. He Fitger uses letters of recommendation as a platform to ''correct the grammar of the business names and hiring managers.''
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* Narcissist: Even Fitger readily acknowledges the size of his own ego.
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* Narcissist: TheNarcissist: Even Fitger readily acknowledges the size of his own ego.
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** He [[spoiler: sends out portions of Darren Browles's novel without Browles's permission]], leading directly to [[spoilers: his former mentor stealing Browles's work and possibly contributing to Browles's eventual suicide]].
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** He [[spoiler: sends out portions of Darren Browles's novel without Browles's permission]], leading directly to [[spoilers: his [[spoiler: Fitger's former mentor stealing Browles's work and possibly contributing to Browles's eventual suicide]].
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* BerserkButton:
** Do ''not'' ask Fitger to fill out an online recommendation form.
** Fitger's fourth novel, ''Transfer of Affection'', is one of these for his ex-wife Janet.
* GrammarNazi: Fitger, UpToEleven. He uses letters of recommendation as a platform to ''correct the grammar of the business names and hiring managers.''
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Fitger begins to learn a little humility and self-reflection and starts to repair his personal relationships, but his favorite student, for whom he cared deeply, is dead, and Payne is as underfunded and dysfunctional as ever.]]
** Do ''not'' ask Fitger to fill out an online recommendation form.
** Fitger's fourth novel, ''Transfer of Affection'', is one of these for his ex-wife Janet.
* GrammarNazi: Fitger, UpToEleven. He uses letters of recommendation as a platform to ''correct the grammar of the business names and hiring managers.''
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Fitger begins to learn a little humility and self-reflection and starts to repair his personal relationships, but his favorite student, for whom he cared deeply, is dead, and Payne is as underfunded and dysfunctional as ever.]]
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* TheUnfavorite: Vivian Zelles, to Fitger. He begrudgingly acknowledges that she is talented and very ambitious, but dislikes her personally and resents her success, especially when she [[spoiler: outshines his favorite student, Darren Browles]].
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* Narcissist: Even Fitger readily acknowledges the size of his own ego.
* TheUnfavorite: Vivian Zelles, to Fitger. He begrudgingly acknowledges that she is talented and very ambitious, but dislikes her personally and resents her success, especially when she [[spoiler: outshines his favorite student, DarrenBrowles]].Browles]].
* WhatTheHellHero: Fitger is a serial committer of these acts, however well-intentioned (or not) he may be.
** His [[spoiler: interference in Carol's job search]], especially after promising to write her a letter of recommendation should she need one, comes off as a deliberate sabotage and borderline stalkerish, and [[spoiler: almost permanently ends their just-beginning-to-be-repaired professional relationship]]
** He [[spoiler: sends out portions of Darren Browles's novel without Browles's permission]], leading directly to [[spoilers: his former mentor stealing Browles's work and possibly contributing to Browles's eventual suicide]].
* TheUnfavorite: Vivian Zelles, to Fitger. He begrudgingly acknowledges that she is talented and very ambitious, but dislikes her personally and resents her success, especially when she [[spoiler: outshines his favorite student, Darren
* WhatTheHellHero: Fitger is a serial committer of these acts, however well-intentioned (or not) he may be.
** His [[spoiler: interference in Carol's job search]], especially after promising to write her a letter of recommendation should she need one, comes off as a deliberate sabotage and borderline stalkerish, and [[spoiler: almost permanently ends their just-beginning-to-be-repaired professional relationship]]
** He [[spoiler: sends out portions of Darren Browles's novel without Browles's permission]], leading directly to [[spoilers: his former mentor stealing Browles's work and possibly contributing to Browles's eventual suicide]].
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''Dear Committee Members'' is a 2014 epistolary novel by Creator/JulieSchumacher, told entirely through letters of recommendation written by beleaguered professor Jason T. Fitger of the Departments of Creative Writing and English at the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast unfortunately and aptly named]] Payne University somewhere in the Midwest. The novel is a TakeThat to the world of the academy, particularly in the humanities and liberal arts, and covers such ground as department infighting, building construction, clueless students, administrative favoritism, and the particularly dry and formulaic genre of writing that is the letter of recommendation.
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''Dear Committee Members'' is a 2014 epistolary novel EpistolaryNovel by Creator/JulieSchumacher, told entirely through letters of recommendation written by beleaguered professor Jason T. Fitger of the Departments of Creative Writing and English at the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast unfortunately and aptly named]] Payne University somewhere in the Midwest. The novel is a TakeThat to the world of the academy, particularly in the humanities and liberal arts, and covers such ground as department infighting, building construction, clueless students, administrative favoritism, and the particularly dry and formulaic genre of writing that is the letter of recommendation.
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''Dear Committee Members'' is an epistolary novel by Creator/JulieSchumacher, told entirely through letters of recommendation written by beleaguered professor Jason T. Fitger of the Departments of Creative Writing and English at the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast unfortunately and aptly named]] Payne University somewhere in the Midwest. The novel is a TakeThat to the world of the academy, particularly in the humanities and liberal arts, and covers such ground as department infighting, building construction, clueless students, administrative favoritism, and the particularly dry and formulaic genre of writing that is the letter of recommendation.
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[[caption-width-right:324:"I remain yours, J. Fitger, [[DeadpanSnarker Crisis Management Team, Hazardous Materials Specialist]], Professor of Creative Writing and English, Payne University."]]
''Dear Committee Members'' isan a 2014 epistolary novel by Creator/JulieSchumacher, told entirely through letters of recommendation written by beleaguered professor Jason T. Fitger of the Departments of Creative Writing and English at the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast unfortunately and aptly named]] Payne University somewhere in the Midwest. The novel is a TakeThat to the world of the academy, particularly in the humanities and liberal arts, and covers such ground as department infighting, building construction, clueless students, administrative favoritism, and the particularly dry and formulaic genre of writing that is the letter of recommendation.
[[caption-width-right:324:"I remain yours, J. Fitger, [[DeadpanSnarker Crisis Management Team, Hazardous Materials Specialist]], Professor of Creative Writing and English, Payne University."]]
''Dear Committee Members'' is
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JerkAssWithAHeartOfGold: Fitger. He is egotistical, self-absorbed, and condescending to almost everyone around him, but he also genuinely cares for the well-being of his students and wants the best for them (most of them, anyway).
TheUnfavorite: Vivian Zelles, to Fitger. He begrudgingly acknowledges that she is talented and very ambitious, but dislikes her personally and resents her success, especially when she [[spoiler: outshines his favorite student, Darren Browles]].
TheUnfavorite: Vivian Zelles, to Fitger. He begrudgingly acknowledges that she is talented and very ambitious, but dislikes her personally and resents her success, especially when she [[spoiler: outshines his favorite student, Darren Browles]].
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''Dear Committee Members'' is an epistolary novel by Creator/JulieSchumacher, told entirely through letters of recommendation written by beleaguered professor Jason T. Fitger of the Departments of Creative Writing and English at the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast unfortunately and aptly named]] Payne University somewhere in the Midwest. The novel is a TakeThat to the world of the academy, particularly in the humanities and liberal arts, and covers such ground as department infighting, building construction, clueless students, administrative favoritism, and the particularly dry and formulaic genre of writing that is the letter of recommendation.
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!!This work provides examples of:
JerkAssWithAHeartOfGold: Fitger. He is egotistical, self-absorbed, and condescending to almost everyone around him, but he also genuinely cares for the well-being of his students and wants the best for them (most of them, anyway).
TheUnfavorite: Vivian Zelles, to Fitger. He begrudgingly acknowledges that she is talented and very ambitious, but dislikes her personally and resents her success, especially when she [[spoiler: outshines his favorite student, Darren Browles]].
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!!This work provides examples of:
JerkAssWithAHeartOfGold: Fitger. He is egotistical, self-absorbed, and condescending to almost everyone around him, but he also genuinely cares for the well-being of his students and wants the best for them (most of them, anyway).
TheUnfavorite: Vivian Zelles, to Fitger. He begrudgingly acknowledges that she is talented and very ambitious, but dislikes her personally and resents her success, especially when she [[spoiler: outshines his favorite student, Darren Browles]].
