Ending and Beyond Blue Angel

Francine prose ends her novel "Blue Angel" with no definitive decision on whether Swenson keeps or loses his job. The entire scene at the court house was a sham. No evidence was presented that directly linked Swenson and Angela. The evidence that was presented a late book and an account of an outburst at a dinner party only served to damage Swenson's character. How does checking out a student's book or an outburst at a private party indicate a relationship between Angela and Swenson? It doesn't, both examples only served to portray Swenson as a person who is capable of questionable behavior. I had hoped that Magda would speak out in defense of Swenson, but it seemed like the whole faculty had already decided Swenson's guilt. The trial was as Swenson envisioned an event similar to the shaming of the professor in "Blue Angel the movie". Personally I feel that the ending of the book wasn't that great. I found Matt's outburst in the end to be questionable because we don't know Matt's motivations as readers. Matt's remark of Swenson being a pedophile throws a new perspective of Swenson into question that changes the narrative of the story. Yes, there is evidence supporting that Swenson has a strained relationship with Ruby however if he ever did molest her Sherrie is likely to bring it up. Matt's relationship with Angela also muddies the water for his statements because he has a bias against Swenson. Overall I think the story's ending was the weakest part of the novel, the rest of the story was well written and enjoyable.