I'm not exactly arguing that it's possible that Clive would have been better off with someone more intellectual in the end. After all, one of Maurice's friends (Chapman?) said, "Durham's all right as long as you amuse him, then he drops you." And that would certainly point in your favor. But then I wonder, "Why Maurice?" Clive must have figured out that his newfound friend wasn't the "brainy sort," especially after he debunked Maurice's supposed religious views. He certainly encouraged Maurice to think more, but it seemed to be more a means to an end in imo.
Perhaps it's just my romantic bias that wants to believe that they could have worked things out. As I said in my comment below, Clive had drawn parallels between their lives, possibly (I think) because he saw the same falsities/doubts in Maurice that he recognized in himself. Or maybe he saw those similarities because he wanted to see them.
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Re: Clive's self-assurance
Date: 2009-06-01 11:25 pm (UTC)Perhaps it's just my romantic bias that wants to believe that they could have worked things out.
As I said in my comment below, Clive had drawn parallels between their lives, possibly (I think) because he saw the same falsities/doubts in Maurice that he recognized in himself. Or maybe he saw those similarities because he wanted to see them.