 Yesterday we talked a bit about Simon's desire for normalcy and the need he seems to have to either pretend his abilities aren't there or downplay them.I wondered how much of that you think comes from his past? We aren't really certain what made him give up his Nefarious Deeds and Walk the Straight and Narrow, but do you think his fear of his abilities and attempts to work around them somehow means that for Simon, psychometry has become linked with memories of being someone he didn't like being, and no longer wants to be? How do you think that affects the choices he makes now? Tomorrow and Friday we do Spoiler Threads! |
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I hadn't really thought of it in that way. It seems to me that Simon still thinks of his power as, if not a good thing, at least an integral part of who he is. His continued desire do the antique hunts and move cherished merchandise indicates he finds the power useful and it's important.
More than anything, I get the sense that Simon doesn't know who he is. Parallels might be drawn, by those more awake than I am and without a cat standing on the keyboard, between Simon's fresh start in life with the DEA and the traditional passage from high school/college into the workforce.
In fact, the pamphlet madness makes it less covert than I was thinking, in retrospect...but there's something of a "quarterlife crisis" about Simon and his decision on how to use his power and find his place. I'm reminded of Connor and his grey streak...an event that signifies belonging to the DEA world, to which Simon is but a spectator.
See, I agree, but I thought he seemed conflicted a few times and just wondered if it had anything to do with residual shame or even fear from his past. Hmm. Even sleepy you're a pretty deep thinker. :-)
Or maybe it's all projection related to my personal life and I completely missed the author's themes.
I think Simon is definitely struggling to find out who he is. And the antiquing is almost a way to keep in touch with part of his youth and past. But it seems he keeps that on the D&L from everyone like he doesn't want them to know he uses his powers for money and more than Good. So, I think there is still bit of almost shame/regret for past choices that hinder him from really trusting people to trust him. If you can't trust yourself, how do you let others trust you?
Yet then he meets Jane who seems to be going through some of the same moral questioning he went through before he joined the Good side and I think he connects with that. Jane is someone he can help, empathize with and take on a stronger role- to be more than the trainee but a mentor. And at the same time, learn more about himself and to trust himself.