Polly is exactly the sort of character the reader expects to dislike: a snob, an eavesdropper, a meddler.
I was expecting to dislike it on these grounds, but strangely I didn't, because despite its paucity of features it is both peculiar and appealing.
The trouble is that, as Davies later admits himself, his reputation - for prickliness, for loathing the press - precedes him, which means that he assumes (unfairly) that I am expecting to dislike him, and that this then makes him act prickly, even though he is not prickly, and thus the whole miserable cycle continues, his standing calcifying yet further in the minds of strangers.
I was really expecting to dislike the device, but after playing a few games on it, I found it to be totally legit, even if the games selection isn't so hot right now.
Those high in neuroticism and low in self-esteem expected to be disliked, when in reality neither neuroticism nor self-esteem were related to popularity.
Boy T, 8 years old Blood drawings and examinations were expected to be disliked and one boy argued that he was afraid to have his blood drawn and therefore did not assent to participate.
In fear of looking ridiculous, the participant might now approach the task as, "Which of these am I expected to like and dislike?" With the only information that varies being the author, the participant might make conclusions about the quotes based on this one piece of information that varies.
"I found that when I dealt with such conversations in a friendly and cool way and expressed my opinions, most Egyptians, as much as they might dislike America on any given day, do not expect me to dislike America".
Until Dawn doesn't simply expect you to dislike some characters; it also encourages you to off them.
You will immediately expect them to dislike you.
