This is why further conversation about this is a bit useless until you read the book. After a few more people (including you) read this we can start to have some potentially VERY interesting discussions.
That you apparently cannot imagine how this young woman could be affected in this way by MMY, must be a result of your never having been around him yourself. As Rick writes, he was a "powerful dude". Did she have reason to be worried? Who knows. Do I understand and sympathize with her fear at the time? Absolutely....yes. I don't find this to be a negative on her at all. Please...read the book to better understand the context and then we can have some meaningful discussion. --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jst...@...> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Joe" <geezerfreak@> wrote: > > > > That's correct. I don't think you'll think of her as > > paranoid after you read this. > > To the extent and for whatever time that she believed MMY > might have brought down the plane simply by the power of > his intention, I can't think of her as anything *but* > paranoid. > > > In fact I think you'll be (along with most everyone else > > who really reads this) full of admiration for her. She > > wrestled with coming forward with this for many, many years. > > > > The age thing? Throughout the book she laughs at herself.... > > the young 22 year olds way of expressing herself in the > > letters she wrote to MMY, the wanting to be more like > > someone else (in this case more like Jemima Pittman, aka > > "Ma", a much admired woman who remained in MMYs' inner > > circle for the rest of his life I think) instead of just > > being herself. > > That doesn't explain your reference to their respective > ages in connection with the plane business. >
