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Natasha is the narrator’s former boss at Ducat. She fires the narrator for sleeping on the job and for slacking off in general. Natasha features artists whom she considers “good investment[s],” like Ping Xi, signaling that she cares more about wealth and following trends than the quality of the art itself. In this way, she validates the narrator’s cynical, disillusioned attitude toward the art world and toward society in general. After Natasha fires her, the narrator defecates on the gallery’s floor in retaliation.
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Natasha Character Timeline in My Year of Rest and Relaxation
The timeline below shows where the character Natasha appears in My Year of Rest and Relaxation. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1
...supposedly shows “subversive, irreverent, shocking” art, though the narrator thinks it’s all phony. Her boss, Natasha, hired her on the spot when she was 22. The narrator puts minimal effort into...
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Ducat’s star artist is Ping Xi, a 23-year-old from California whom Natasha considers “a good investment,” as “Masculinity” is all the rage at the moment. Ping Xi...
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Things go well at work for a year, but then Natasha starts to notice that the narrator is sleeping on the job and slacking in her...
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Eventually the narrator messes up a big work assignment, and Natasha fires her. “Out of curiosity,” she asks the narrator which drugs she’s taking. The narrator...
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After Natasha calls the narrator to fire her, the narrator defecates on the floor of the gallery....
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