In chapter seven, do you think there is significance in Clive being unable to match Maurice physically, and Maurice being unable to match Clive mentally. Do you think this is showing that the two are fundamentally unsuited to one another? It's a good question and I think you're on to something there. Of course the alternative argument would have it that opposites attract and complement each other, that Clive wants Maurice just because he's not a deep thinker, and Maurice wants Clive because he admires the "tranquil and orderly brain". But maybe that's not enough in the long term.
I really like Risley here, he's a breath of well-deserved fresh air for Maurice.
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Date: 2009-05-31 05:38 pm (UTC)It's a good question and I think you're on to something there. Of course the alternative argument would have it that opposites attract and complement each other, that Clive wants Maurice just because he's not a deep thinker, and Maurice wants Clive because he admires the "tranquil and orderly brain". But maybe that's not enough in the long term.
I really like Risley here, he's a breath of well-deserved fresh air for Maurice.
Great intro and lovely pictures, by the way!