Re: Seymour's Death -- A resolution?
Pasha Paterson (gpaterso@richmond.edu)
Wed, 18 Nov 1998 23:41:45 -0500
At 21:10 11/18/98 -0500, Jim wrote:
>But I agree that we're left baffled, really, by Seymour's suicide. We
>really don't have any reason to think it was premeditated at all. Why
>did he bring the loaded gun? SHOOT, I don't know :) Deliberately to
>kill himself? Or is that just common for a former soldier? Was left
>unstable by the war, maybe, and all our other speculations are moot?
>
>I think your point that we NEED the rest of the canon to understand the
>story is the best point of all. And that we need the story to understand
>the rest of the canon as well. I think we're left in the same position
>as the rest of the Glass family by Seymour's suicide--baffled, and trying
>to work it out for the rest of our lives.
>
>I think that's the point.
Amen. A question well settled. (At least, as well as it can be.)
I overlooked the possibility of Seymour just being a paranoid soldier
bringing a gun out of habit. That works well.
A challenge well met by all. Quite entertaining. Now...next topic? :)
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