Both Uses of
affectation
in
Into the Wild
- Esthetics as a parlor affectation is ludicrous and sometimes a little obscene; as a way of life it sometimes attains dignity.†
p. 87..8
- Those who knew me formerly thought my name was freakish and an affectation of Frenchiness.
p. 93..4 *affectation = something taken on artificially to make an impression
Definition:
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(affectation) behaving in an artificial way to make an impression