Re: Phobias and motherliness


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Posted by Eric Abraham on June 13, 2006 at 14:10:43 from 63.245.133.253 user EricAbraham.

In Reply to: Re: Phobias and motherliness posted by PeterH on June 10, 2006 at 20:49:09:

Actually, we as a society, need more Susan types. Susan is not my favorite character, but without her the stories would fall apart - this is what makes the saga believable, everyone balances out!

The pendulum swings far to either side, now swinging to the extreme individualistic side - with "ME - ME - ME - " screeching through the internet and everywhere else. Susan was raised to be careing and motherly, yet carefully enthusiastically participating in all the explorations and adventures. And, as we all know, phobias are sometimes difficult to get rid of - hence the toleration of Peggy's thunder fear. I am sure she knew the physical realities of thunder but a sudden clap of thunder brought back all her native fears.

Offensive? No, opinions are reasoned (hopefully) comments given with in the spirit of sharing and learning. We learn from others' commentary and grow, adding and subtracting from the storehouse of knowledge and imagination. Do we ALWAYS have to agree with everyone? We can respectfully dissagree and gain insights and discover new and exciting avenues of mental exploration - it may lead to a fantastic new discovery or adventure! This is the thread throughout the entire series of Mr. Ransome's stories.

OK - off my soap box. Are the orators still allowed on the corner of Hyde Park?

And I go away for four days and TARBOARD is almost full up!




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