Carol went to John's office to tell him that she couldn't afford to fail and that she has tried everything to try to understand but she still can't. John understands her problem and offers to give her an A for the term if she stops by his office more often and talk about what she doesn't understand. Carol asks "why would you do this for me" and he replies "because I like you". Carol doesn't understand why he likes her and John tells her that he believes that "perhaps we're similar". Carol makes no suggestion of her feeling sexually harassed and that is when the problem begins.

Carol should have told John that she didn't like the way he was using his power over her. John might have not seen himself doing this. He saw himself as helping her. You would think any student would be grateful if their professor would change their grade from failing to an A. John also tried boosting her ego by telling her that she is not stupid. That she feels that she is stupid because her mind tells her that. He understands that she needs help and offers to go over the work with her so she can understand. He feels that it's not her fault she doesn't understand but his because he didn't do his job.

This angered Carol and caused her to want revenge. Carol tells John "You. Do. Not. Have. The. Power. Did you misuse it? Someone did". She did this not only for herself but for others that would have to be forced into dealing with him abusing his power. If John never abused his power as a teacher and tried to understand where Carol was coming from, he would never be in this predicament.

John lost control in the end. He fond out Carol might be charging him with attempted rape. They both knew that he didn't but according to the law he did. When Carol tried to leave his office, John "pressed" his body into hers. John didn't find out until he talked to Jerry on the phone. John asks Carol, "What does this mean?" Carol ignores this question and replies, "I thought you knew". John is frustrated because he is going to loose tenure over a lie. He is also going to loose the house he planned on

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