Jalousie, was re: The C-Word, et cetera

[Henry M]

I don't need to read that passage again; practically have it burned 
into my brain. As far as a worthy opponent/enemy goes, Beaver is 
quite peripheral. That Roger wants Jessica back, doesn't sound like 
jealousy to me. Jealousy is only for us mortals. Roger doesn't care 
that Jessica is preggers with Beaver's baby. He wants her back so 
desperately that he suffers Beaver's patronization, and even attends 
that most dangerous of events, a dinner at which there are both the 
woman that you love, and the man that she has (it seems badly) 
chosen. 

Saw an old movie the other day that reminded me a little of this. It 
was in color with Cary Grant and Robert Mitchum. Grant was very 
understanding of his wife falling in love with Mitchum, kinda like 
the Beaver would be if he weren't one of them.

On 20 Jan 97 at 9:46, Craig Clark wrote:

> Henry asks:
> 
> > A-and how about the fact that they are in love, and yet she is
> > affianced to another. We are sympathetic with Roger, but the
> > Beaver doesn't seem like such a bad sort, really. What are we to
> > make of there being no jealousy anywhere in Mr. P's works?
> 
> The Beaver seems like quite a bad sort indeed - when he finally
> makes his appearance he's clearly associated with Them, and he lures
> Jessica away from Counterforce-sympathetic Roger. And read that
> passage where she leaves him again, Henry - tell me there's no
> jealousy there...

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