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What is Marigold's fundamental character?

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zmeiat_joro:

--- Quote from: TheMorrigan on 16 Oct 2010, 21:35 ---I think there are things going on inside her head that a) are hard if not impossible to explain in comic form and b) she (and Jeph, by extension) may not realize/know about.

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I've long theorised that Marigold might have a certain disorder that I will not name, but which I think is a pretty obvious working hypothesis about what others see from her and the issues that have developed and her school and university experiences. I think even Jeph might not realize it*, but it fits for me. Still, it's just a working hypothesis. I don't think she's necessarily introverted per se, also.

*I'm not sure that if it's that he sought to deliberately have a charater with that disorder, and he just hasn't experienced it personally like he has OCD, that explains certain quirks that don't quite sit right with that hypothesis, if it's true; or that he just wants to decribe what he percieves as a "personality type" which is actually people with that disorder and not a personality type that expalins these. I get the impression that the latter is more probable.

I would be very happy if there's a storyline where it turns out that's actually the problem and she gets treatment for it. I don't think many people if anyone so far in her life has been able to even get a glimpse of what her "fundamental charater" is. I also doubt she's an self-unaware as people seem to think she is, it could be the complete opposite. Or not. We'll see :)  I'm personally, as in, the impression I give, probably quite different from her -- she can seem like abit of a caricature, I think, especially one maybe done without realizing what you're caricaturing? But Hannelore also is and Jeph has OCD himself so.

peterh:
Yet another shining example of the layering of QC's main cast characters.

While at times Marigold really really really gets on my nerves, I don't really dislike her. I thought I did in the beginning, though. But when I was young, I've dated, and lived with, someone not unlike her for seven years.

Is it cold in here?:

--- Quote from: zmeiat_joro on 17 Oct 2010, 06:58 ---I've long theorised that Marigold might have a certain disorder that I will not name

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Why not?

zmeiat_joro:
Because I want to introduce as little bias as possible to the potential discussion.

jwhouk:
You can say "Aspergers".

Or were you thinking more Borderline Personality?

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