Vond /charm

[rich]

I think this is all valid, Ian but isn't Vond reduced to a ghost of
himself (beyond the karmic adjustment journey he takes) by, in part,
the simple fact of his funding being pulled by bureaucrats back in
Washington, those dreaded Reagan budget cuts?

Indirectly by his actions he "brings" the family together though we
all know it's not a realy joyous gathering for the most part. But
we're left with the notion that at least there's a chance that they'll
be able to at least talk to each other and air things out, who knows?

rich

On 3/24/09, Ian Livingston <igrlivingston at gmail.com> wrote:
> Jung also notes that, "On the other hand... it is possible for man to
> attain totality, to become whole, only with the co-operation of the
> spirit of darkness, indeed that the latter is actually a causa
> instrumentalis of redemption in and individuation.....  if we want to
> overcone the power of darkness, we must turn his own weapons against
> him...."
>
> So, if Brock is representative of the "spirit of darkness" and his
> weapons are seduction (Frenesi), distraction (the murder of Weed),
> confusion (the mixed messages of his movie productions) -- how does
> all that get turned against him in the end?  He is seduced after a
> manner into his pursuit of Prairie, but then my memory starts to
> challenge me (I confess I moved on to M&D and am now halfway through
> my second read of AtD) but I think the evidence is there, no?
>
> And is he, then, somehow responsible for the integration of the
> several members of the cast at the denouement?
>
>