I agree that Greene seemed overly naive having to put that much thought into why the woman disliked him. For the most part I think people are (or have the capa

I agree that Greene seemed overly naive having to put that much thought into why the woman disliked him. For the most part I think people are (or have the capability, or have been) very aware of it all, but as Greene says, just not accepting of it. The habit of not accepting it becomes so ingrained to a point of it only existing subconsciously. Bringing this back into the conscious can be very difficult, and perhaps may be what Greene went through. If you grew up in full acceptance of the reality, complete with the wisdom, necessary experience, and knowledge of how to make use of it and act and respond in the proper circumstances, then I would say you are very much in the minority.