Posted by Ritch on February 13, 2003, at 10:31:41
In reply to Re: In the Lake of the Woods... My thoughts (kind of), posted by Rach on February 12, 2003, at 21:05:29
> One thing I find interesting is that it doesn't matter which of the alternate explanations is most plausible or what actually 'occurred'. The scary fact remains that any of them are possible, that John & Kathy (and thus people in general) are capable of those acts. And there seems to be that delicate line for John between reality and falling into this dreamworld state of fantasy. The reader is along for the ride. Where is the truth? How can you pinpoint it?
I was thinking similar things for awhile. That he was making a point about all that is real being what we can remember (or reconstruct), and it is all a big subjective dreamy, inconclusive reality all around us. But after I finished the book I chnaged my mind. I think John *did* kill his wife and that the author gave us all of these alternative outcomes to illustrate how people attempt to "block out" evil and "consciously forget" (push the 'erase' button). It illustrates our immense capacity for DOUBT and HOPE. We don't *want* to *believe* that he killed his wife and he gave us comforting alternatives to that reality.
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