ATDTDA - petroleurs, p.19

[Charles Albert]

I agree.....and I don't think it coincidental that Webb's priorities are
contrasted with those of other fathers, both in AtD, and Vineland...

love,
cfa

On 1/29/07, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I agree with you about Webb, but this tragic flaw you mention is not a
> minor one, both for himself and his family.  I think you downplay the
> emotional affects his priorities have on all of his family. This loss
> of perspective on his own part is what makes him such an easy mark,
> and is why his own fellow unionists send him away into the further
> wilderness.
>
> David Morris
>
> On 1/28/07, kelber at mindspring.com <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:
> >
> > I personally feel that Webb is one of the most, if not the most,
> sympathetic characters in the book.  His tragic flaw being that he spent too
> much time being an anarchist to be a good father.
>
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