Posted by Laurence Monkhouse on October 14, 2003 at 08:45:36 from 217.137.106.53 user Laurence_.
In Reply to: Re: Rootless Existances and Troubles with Dot: was Re: Are the D's the real heroes? posted by John Lambert on October 14, 2003 at 08:05:41:
"More an observer than a doer" Until things really need to be done. Then they get done. The happy ending to BS is entirely Dot's doing - she is the one who identifies the basis of the problem and the steps needed to overcome it, and then ensures that they are carried out logically and thoroughly, and finally effectively.
I believe that underneath the innocence she actually is potentially quite hard, but with the imagination and understanding which will keep this in proper balance. I think that in the grown up world she might well have outperformed the others - perhaps even as a lawyer herself?