GRGR(5) Katje: take two

Paul Mackin pmackin at clark.net
Wed Jul 7 06:59:22 CDT 1999



On Tue, 6 Jul 1999, Mark Wright AIA wrote:

> 
> Howdy...
> 
> --- Paul Mackin <pmackin at clark.net> wrote:
> > 
> > Michael Perez wrote:
> > > So, is Katje a non-professional or professional?  I vote for
> > > non-professional.  I wouldn't say she's an unwilling or even
> > reluctant
> > 
> > If the opposite of professional is amateur then we need to ask if K
> > loved
> > her work. At this point of the book it doesn't seem like it.
> > 
> > 			P. 
> 
> 
> Professionals as often love their work as hate it.... 

So K would have to be of the half who doesn't love their work. Of course
she could love her work very much. She doesn't really say an awful lot. 
What if she loves to spy. What could be better positioning for her
than being a double agent where she can do it for both sides. Perhaps WE
are not the only voyeurs in the picture.

				P.





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