Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCT Jan 19th-23rd
kaitco:
It would piss me off too, but I could see it happening. I thought that this argument arc would last a little longer and grow a little more in-depth than it did, but mostly it had some laughs, sans-Dora, and then Marten did his whole "I'm-totally-understanding-and-such-a-great-guy" bit again. Personally, I am hoping that Marten shows some more backbone and just asks Dora why she is so bent on getting on his case about a non-event, but skepticism always bodes well for me.
michi-love:
Yeah... Martin needs to come out and say, hey, I love you! Remember? Which means some little freshman girl asking me out at work doesn't even register on my "things that happened today" radar.
But, then again, this is Martin.
So we can't ask for too much, I suppose.
MegaLexi:
--- Quote from: Siligero on 23 Jan 2009, 19:54 ---It's clear that given her history and whatnot, she would certainly be insecure over a matter such as that. What's mind boggling to me is how her insecurity translates to anger which she takes out on Marten. In my head, that doesn't exactly add up.
--- End quote ---
Does for me, because I have the exact same problem. I don't know why, exactly, but when my insecurities bubble over it tends to translate in to an extremely emotional and sometimes physical lashing out. My poor kid brother can attest to what happens when I finally snap after all kinds of stupid, meaningless, petty shit keeps getting piled on.
Mallli_kite:
As others have pointed out, anger reactions to incongruous things are common. When a child does something hairbrained or dangerous, scaring Mom near to hysterics, yet comes back whole and unharmed, Mom will often turn from hysterics to relief to anger, with a solid mix of "Don't you ever do that again! What were you thinking!", screaming, tears, smacks on the back of the head, and hugs. Some people react to surprise, even pleasant surprises (like birthday parties) with anger. Anger is often a follow up for fear and worry.
So, maybe Dora really was worried, then relieved, then angry.
As Jimor said above, it all may be a one-off and we are all analyzing it to death. I'll agree, too, that it's 2/3rds of the fun of reading anything. Taking it apart is the job of the reader. Usually the writer doesn't think about stuff nearly as much -- it seems logical or a good idea at the time, the deadline is looming "Hey, yeah, this will work" and -- TADA -- there it is. I seriously doubt Shakespeare spent nearly the amount of time parsing his characters than legions of scholars have long after he made his money.
That was a rotten sentence, but I'm pre caffeine and take no responsibility.
QuarterFire:
She probably thinks that Sven will steal Marten away.
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