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Date Posted: 10:30:35 09/14/07 Fri
Author: Carla
Subject: Chapter 18 Cindy sent me this chapter in an early form shortly after I'd read "Unicorns" and it just about slayed me. To be honest, I couldn't read it again when reading the whole of "Mermaid". For me, questions one and two tie together. I think the melee was planned. The soldiers may have been chosen at random, but the scenario was not, nor was the location. Robin and his boys knew that it was Protestant-owned and therefore would be a hang-out for British soldiers. Q3) I think Robin is a psycho/sociopath. I'm not sure of the exact definition of either, so not sure which one fits him best, but I thought he was FUBAR as a human being. 4) This is really a masterful chapter, because Cindy shows us that many of the men on "the other side" are simply soldiers who've been stationed in Belfast who are doing their best in a horrid situation. They are real people, with real lives and loved ones, just as the members >>>
In reply to: Elaine 's message, "PART TWO - A Little Irish Homestead" on 06:36:03 09/14/07 Fri

the IRA are. Some are truly racist and evil, others are just trying to do their job. She's also given us an insight into Robin, Casey's best friend from long ago and the twisted man he's become. In this chapter, "our side" is certainly the embodiment of evil and cruelty, rather than "theirs".

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  • Chapter 19) Q1. Wondering how to go about reestablishing her relationship with Jamie; knowing he would sense something was wrong and how to explain it, probably afraid for that reason and yet longing for the comfort of both Maggie and Jamie. Q2) I think Pamela is not "conventually" Catholic, in that she had sex before marriage etc., but I do think her "sins" are weighing heavily on her soul and psyche and she's seeking peace through a higher power, or at least an acceptance of what she's done. I don't think the Church as a formal organization meets all of her needs, but she does need guidance from outside herself, and perhaps outside this world. (NT) -- Carla, 10:35:53 09/14/07 Fri
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