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Date Posted: 12:28:58 09/15/07 Sat
Author: Carla
Subject: Chapter 22. Q1) I'm sure if your parents were to belittle your looks (or intelligence, abilities, etc) it would make it very difficult to believe otherwise as you grow older, however by the time you get to the age that you care about being attractive, I don't think you believe your parents comments anymore. For me, at least, my idea of how attractive I was/wasn't came more from peers. I think it's the confidence parents instill in you which allows you to rise above negative comments from peers, or to know that there is more to you, and to life, than being easy on the eyes. 2) I think it's the fact that we (in our culture at least) have more chance to see them perform live, than say actors, so they are more accessible. It's also the mystique of being with the person who's on-stage
In reply to: Carla 's message, "Chapter 21 Q1. I don't think I really had a sense of relief, it was more than I wondered why the hell Casey was friends with a man who could do the things Robin had done. I thought he must know what Robin is capable of, as this type of person certainly gets a reputation and Casey is no fool to be blinded by old ties. I assumed that something horrid had happened to Robin to change him from the type of person Casey would befriend. 2) My first thought was "f*ck", what the hell is he going to do to Casey and/or Pamela, or what is he going to try and drag Casey into." on 12:17:16 09/15/07 Sat

and who, if they're good, can evoke such emotion and passion in others. And to be able to pick up an instrument and make cordant (as opposed to discordant) sound come out of thin air is pretty amazing.

3) I think Robin is really at the heart of the Melissa story. Knowing that you're second choice has got to be hard on the ego of a young man, regardless of how many women you've had. The fact that Robin would chose to take Casey's leavings in the first place also made me question just what type of friend he was, even then.

4) I figured it had something to do with what happened with Melissa. But it did make me wonder just who owed whom the debt. Looking back on it now, I wonder if in some hidden part of him, Robin didn't feel that he owed Casey the debt (or even owed it to his younger self) for behaving the way he did. But then, he was desperate to get out of Belfast and to have a chance at a better life, so I can't entirely blame him for taking what he could get.

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  • Yep, that's what I thought when I found out they were friends and starting to hang out again, I said ''Oh, no, Casey- here we go again." (NT) -- susiej, 14:21:41 09/15/07 Sat
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