Yeah, the chainsaw thing creeped me out as well. I'm sure Fitzpatrick intended for it to be one of those quirky berzerk buttons that relatives tend to have, but...chainsaw! D: Not to mention, I'm not sure how laws are in Maine about such things, but I'm pretty sure that hacking down so many trees in PA at least would get one in trouble. (Then again, it is a rural area so...dunno)
She asked because she wants to know if it's *normal* for a loving couple to be that way, because that's how it is with Patch. -_- And between her mother's response and Dorothea's story about choosing to marry the nice guy over the bad boy and being happier for it, you'd think Nora would have picked up the Clue Stick by now. Then again, I get the impression that she's having a mental breakdown by all the stalking and harassing and developing some variant of Stockholm Syndrome for Patch.
Yeah, I know. It just makes me scratch my head because every single person Nora turns to for help - her teacher, the police, and later Vee - all act the same way. They mock her fears, patronize her, and make excuses. You'd think that at least one person would take her seriously or at least humor her. I could see if it was intentional, like Fitzpatrick was writing a story where the girl is getting stalked and harassed and is literally the only sane person in the world and notices it, but of course it isn't supposed to be that way. The only person who DOES show any concern about Nora being with Patch is Ms Greene, and we're not supposed to like her. -_-
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Date: 2011-07-23 01:06 pm (UTC)She asked because she wants to know if it's *normal* for a loving couple to be that way, because that's how it is with Patch. -_- And between her mother's response and Dorothea's story about choosing to marry the nice guy over the bad boy and being happier for it, you'd think Nora would have picked up the Clue Stick by now. Then again, I get the impression that she's having a mental breakdown by all the stalking and harassing and developing some variant of Stockholm Syndrome for Patch.
Yeah, I know. It just makes me scratch my head because every single person Nora turns to for help - her teacher, the police, and later Vee - all act the same way. They mock her fears, patronize her, and make excuses. You'd think that at least one person would take her seriously or at least humor her. I could see if it was intentional, like Fitzpatrick was writing a story where the girl is getting stalked and harassed and is literally the only sane person in the world and notices it, but of course it isn't supposed to be that way. The only person who DOES show any concern about Nora being with Patch is Ms Greene, and we're not supposed to like her. -_-