Posted by pullmarine on October 17, 2000, at 23:13:01
In reply to Re: The Lady Who ... answer to rzip+warning to all » pullmarine, posted by Rzip on October 17, 2000, at 19:15:47
> > Oh my gosh, Pullmarine. I am so sorry. I completely missed the point. You are more than welcome to post more.
Thanks. Like any work of art, the reader is free to see in it what he or she wants to. I'm glad you read it and I hope u enjoyed it.
JOHN
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> Again, I am so sorry. I saw that not many people were responding to your post, so I thought I should reply just to acknowlege it.
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> Sorry.
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> > > Pullmarine,
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> > > I am interested in hearing your taking on the story. How do you perceive it?
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> > I take the story at pretty much at face value. The point being that what would be best for this woman's environment is not necessarily what would be best for her. In sum, there is a conflict of interested. The story also says some things about the world we live in, and makes her reluctance to live in it is quite comprehensible.
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> > I will be posting more stories like these in the coming days, and some of them may be very disturbing psychologically or emotionally. I apologize for this, but i really need to vent some of my thoughts and feelings, so my sanity sort of depends on it. I thank you in advance for your tolerance and understanding.
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> > > I sort of see the story as one of those techniques professionals use to gauge your mood at the moment. You know, like in a I.Q. test or something.
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> > That was not the purpose of the story, but you are quite right in yopur comparisson.
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> > > I read the story again, and since I think I am feeling better (I might be fooling myself)... I gauge my state of mind on how focused and productive I am at studying. Anyway, I read the story again and here is my retake...
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> > > The subject looked upon laughter as a mean of relieving stress. Too bad, she looked upon the defense mechanism (laughter, in this case) in extreme, and no one was supportive enough to "knock" her out of it. It is a tragic story.
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> > I agree that it is tragic, but for whom. Part of the tragedy is about the world in which she refuses to live.
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