Heather was definitely my favorite character in the story. I felt she had a great personality but was constantly burdened by misfortune. While reading I constantly found myself admiring her strength and feeling sorry for her as well.
Heather was as mysterious a character as Jason was, in fact they were so much a like maybe Heather was the "dobbleganger" of Jason in female form. (For anyone who missed todays's lecture that means clone like character of yourself.) They had such similiar personalities and ambitions. They both seemed to fit together like a puzzle that they could only understand by putting themselves together and looking back on themselves not as individuals but as a set pair. Together they appeared happier than at any other time in the story. Even their life experiences were similiar. I think the death of Cheryl and its impact on Jason is a parallel to the loss of Jason on Heather. Which brings as us all back to the question, is Jason dead or alive? In Heather's mind he is lost to her even though she holds on to that tiny ray of hope. For my answer, I will follow Heathers main instinct in that Jason is gone. The bond the two of them shared was exceptionaly meaningful to the point where I beleive Heather would know if he was lost or not, she would feel it. Throughout the story I felt close to Heather as a person, she reacted to situations in a way similiar to how I believe I would act. Holding it together at first but slowely coming unhinged. But mainly how she dealt with the psychic. She was obsessed with this women calling her constantly and finding out who she is, where she lived ext. This may sound crazy but I think that is what I 'd have done as well, been obsessed with finding out more. Giving up everything for the information even while knowing that is was probably a farce. Because I can see Heather's actions as something I would do, it makes her character all the more real.
Ending the story with Heather in the position that she is in is a real shame. Heather is, unfortuantly in a state of feeling completely lost. I feel she has given up and I don't think she will ever escape it. The rest of her life is destined for what the middle section of Jasons was made up of. A truely meaningless existance, full of questions with no answers. Lost within emotions waiting for an escape, which for Heather, I don't think will ever arrive, unless of course Jason were to return.
Completed by: Brianne Grainger
3 comments:
I found it wierd the way Heather was so obsessed with Allison. I know you said that if you were put in this situation you would probobly act the same way as Heather, but for me I am compleltly opposite. I just thought it was creepy the way Heather would sit outside Allison's house and spy on her and follow her daughter to work. If someone had contacted me saying they had reached my lost husband i think I would be more scared than anything. I don't think I would have even met with Allison in the first place and I would probobly just write it off as being some crazy trying to make a buck. Although, it would make me think about how she would know those intimate details about my life. It would just be a wierd situation all together and I would probably just want to forget about it. I completly agree with you though on the position you think Heather is in now. She is definetly in the same position Jason was between Cheryl's death and Heather's meeting. She is mourning two losses a loss of her husband Jason and loss of her life and love becuase she will never find a love like that again.
By: Rachelle Beuk
I can see how you think Heather was crazy to be obsessed with Allison. To explain further why I thought I would act the same is that I don't think I would deal with the possible death of the one I loved very well at all. I do think Heather lost her mind a little, and to be honest, I probly would to. As well, I would go crazy not knowing how the women got that information about me, I would just have to know! One thing we all need to remember is that this novel is trying to show us that having an open-mind is a good thing. Heather believing in Allison was an example her having a very open-mind. I wonder what would have happened if Allison contancted Reg???
On the question of Allison contacting Reg i truly believe that he would have an open mind about it by the end of the novel. He has already lost one son and it devastates him to lose another so i think if Allison were to go to him he would stand to atleast hear her out. It is such a drastic change from the beginning of the novel, because we all know he would have never stood for that psycic stuff. By the way Reg talked to heather about it you could tell he didnt believe in it but he wasent complaining about it because it was getting her in touch with Jason in a way, and i think Reg would have almost wanted that for himself.
By: Rachelle Beuk
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