GRGR(3): Jessica and Roger, Mind-to-mind

[Terrance F. Flaherty]

David Morris wrote:

>
> Since we're only at GRGR(3) I have to refrain from bringing in alot very
> poignant text on this subject from pages 120-130, which will be in GRGR(6).
> That said, I think Paul's closer to the relationship presented here, which
> can be best understood by paying attention to what each supplies to the
> dynamic.  Each fulfills a very different emotional need (its not just
> sexual) of the other....
>
>  A while ago Terrance suggested, "At this
> point in the novel, we might want to think about why Roger wants him
> [Slothrop] and why Jessica is jealous."  Well, I still haven't seen her
> jealousy, but if Slothrop provides another source of hope for Roger, she'll
> have some competition, won't she?
>

Sorry, it is important to stay in the grgr plan. That being said, it seems
there are few if any first timers around and it's just impossible to really
support a position on certain issues (R&J) without skipping ahead.
Nevertheless, I like this format and I think it keeps us from spilling out into
a blob. Needless to say, the quotes I included (with the exception of the home
front) are not to be found in the first 60 odd pages. And Jessica's jealousy is
not either, but through a reverse camera.  However, it is worth considering,
even if we can't answer the questions at this point, what the war is and what
"WAR" is going on, and how love--however we characterize it, is bound to war.
Different characters act differently, based on what they conclude about this
question. What is the war? How does it shape the characters? How does it
control them? How does it control the "peace" that follows?  Roger says his
mother is the war, but he says the same thing of others, including "dear old
Nutria."