Friday, December 18, 2015
More developments with Thomas
So at first I thought Thomas seemed a little timid. He wouldn't really stand up to Alice. When they disagreed he would just kind of let it go. But on page 179 he showed a different side. Trying to avoid spoilers, but he acts out at Jenna, thinking she is Alice, and shows that he is capable of hurting her. Emotionally capable at least idk. Virgil thinks that he did this because Alice cheated on him but that still doesn't make it ok. Also it was weird how Jenna didn't seem very angry at her father. She was upset but she lashed out at Virgil instead, and said it wasn't her fathers fault because he's crazy. I think Alice probably left town to escape Thomas and may be alive with Gideon now, but it will be hard for Jenna to accept this.
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I agree that Jenna didn't seem mad at her father or even really think that he could be abusive. She makes a lot of excuses for both her parents which seems out of character. As supposedly a very analytical and advanced girl for her age, who hasnt been raised by her parents since she was toddler, she has such an emotional connection with them. It reminds of like those myer briggs personality tests where they give you a few letters. From how she and others describe her, she i think would be like an INTP or ISTP, definitly introverted and thinking-based rather than emotional based. But many of her actions suggest she actually bases her decisions on emotions rather than facts. Her refusal to accept negative ideas about either of her parents she hasn't been with in years, despite evidence to the contrary, and her going on a cross-state journey with no money or guidance just because she has these feelings suggest she is irrational and follows her emotions without thinking things through.
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