Posted by Rach on February 13, 2003, at 23:31:54
In reply to Re: In the Lake of the Woods... My thoughts (kind of) » Rach, posted by Ritch on February 13, 2003, at 10:31:41
> 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.
>Wow, I love this! Yep, I am definitely one often accused of hoping the best about people. Now I want to reread it.
At the end, though, the 'author' did offer up a lot of hope and suggestion that John may not have done it. It's not like there was a mere hint of suggestion, he actually writes 'is it possible that even to John Wade everything was the purest puzzle?'
Here's an interesting question for this board. 'Does happiness strain credibility?'
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