Re: Muriel
ZGlass9@aol.com
Mon, 29 Nov 1999 16:54:36 -0500 (EST)
In a message dated 11/29/1999 12:02:08 PM Central Standard Time,
cbaader@casecorp.com writes:
<< One: Seymour loves Muriel, not because she worships him like the rest of
the world, but because she is so _normal_. He is giddy with happiness when
they marry in RHTRC, so much so that he cannot trust himself. >>
Wonderful point. I'm beginning to think that Muriel is Seymour's cure for
"Banana Fever." She was his link to the more normal, less intelligent people
in the world. In my mind, at least, that's why Seymour got so angry when he
thought that lady in the elevator was staring at his feet. She was starting
at the parts of his body that kept him well grounded. He thought that she
thought (etc.) that she saw some sort of defect in his "down-to-earth-ness".
Bravo, Cecilia, on very insightul analysis. It was a wonderul contrast to my
otherwise dreary day at school. Posts like those are the ones that DON'T get
thrown into my delete box.
...andrew