What Jessica Knew

Tom Stanton tstanton at nationalgeographic.com
Thu Nov 14 21:43:17 CST 1996


> Paul Mackin writes:
> Before we leave Jessica's chapter (pp.53-60), there's something I wanted to ask
> a bout.
> 
> Is she supposed to be some kind of seer, clairvoyant, or mystic?

I think she has the gift but doesn't know it, and no one else knows it.
Roger is her counterpart in spirit.
 
> ..." Can it be Jessica HERSELF who somehow is doing the peeking?"
> So my question is, is there something really "deep" about all this?

Maybe not deep, but significant in that she'll show up later with
Beaver and watch Roger "break down" just as Slothrop eventually
does.



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