Philip feels like the victim because his "wife" cheated on him when he was faithful for 15 years. Elizabeth feels like the victim because she was forced into a marriage and sexual relationship with a man she didn't choose. Gregory feels like a victim because he gave everything for this woman who came over when she wanted sex/affection and then left for her home/life with another man--then she dumped him like an afterthought.
Yes, this is it exactly. And you know, while I do have my own perspectives on whether or not they each "have the right" to feel like the victim, in the end it doesn't really matter whether they have that right. After all, each of those perspectives is totally understandable when you're looking at it from the corresponding point of view. They've all been hurt--they've all hurt each other.
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Date: 2013-07-05 07:58 pm (UTC)Yes, this is it exactly. And you know, while I do have my own perspectives on whether or not they each "have the right" to feel like the victim, in the end it doesn't really matter whether they have that right. After all, each of those perspectives is totally understandable when you're looking at it from the corresponding point of view. They've all been hurt--they've all hurt each other.
-J