Re: Teddy, reincarnation, vedantic/buddhist angles. . .
Emily Friedman (bananafish_9@yahoo.com)
Mon, 02 Nov 1998 14:07:47 -0800 (PST)
---Paul Janse <PJanse@compuserve.com> wrote:
>
> Yes, I agree that Teddy wouldn't be screeming. Moreover, I cannot
visualize
> him pushing his sister playfully into a pool, having pondered tthe
> possibility of its being dry only a few moments before.
> But what troubles me is his indifference to the feelings of his family
> about his death. I mean, he does take trouble to please people, he
isn't
> generally indifferent. So why is it "ridiculous" to mention the time
of his
> death? This troubles me more artistically than morally. It is one of
the
> reasons that this story is certainly not my favourite one.
>
> Paul Janse
>
Well Teddy is not a normal person and maybe he had an inability to
become emotionally attached to others. Maybe he doesn't care that he
will die. Maybe he believes that after death he will achieve something
or go to a higher place. Teddy is just a complex person who doesn't
have the same thoughts and emotions as a normal human being.
-Liz Friedman
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