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Post by antiyonder on Oct 10, 2015 22:38:21 GMT
To repose a previous question I asked before since this is a more appropriate place for discussing Tony.
Now lets say that Annie was able to form the courage to approach Kat with her difficulty in studying rather than cheating, with Kat agreeing to tutor her.
Should that have occurred, thus allowing for Annie to pass the harder subjects legitimately, would Tony have expressed some pride in her or possibly disappointment because she needed help to master some subjects rather than absorbing it on her own?
I mean I have to question why a kid would feel embarrassed to ask for help on a subject or more, unless their parents planted the notion in their head that asking for help is a sign of weakness or inferiority.
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Oct 10, 2015 23:03:42 GMT
Now lets say that Annie was able to form the courage to approach Kat with her difficulty in studying rather than cheating, with Kat agreeing to tutor her. Should that have occurred, thus allowing for Annie to pass the harder subjects legitimately, would Tony have expressed some pride in her or possibly disappointment because she needed help to master some subjects rather than absorbing it on her own? My suspicion is that Anthony's reaction to Antimony needing a tutor to pass would be silent generic disappointment... but it's tough to say. If her grades were still not high enough (for example, to direct her into a college or career path he approved of) he might do something like arranging additional classes or trimming away her friends and free time. Because the Court was involved, looking to use each as leverage against the other, we don't know if he knew about Renard and the "forest business" until they contacted him and packaged all these things neatly together with a bow. If I were her father I think my list of concerns would be Ysengrin, Coyote, Renard [now that Renard has been moved to a separate room], boys, cheating, the forest business, falling off the edge of the Annan. And that's just the stuff he knows about. |
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Post by antiyonder on Oct 10, 2015 23:08:26 GMT
Now lets say that Annie was able to form the courage to approach Kat with her difficulty in studying rather than cheating, with Kat agreeing to tutor her. Should that have occurred, thus allowing for Annie to pass the harder subjects legitimately, would Tony have expressed some pride in her or possibly disappointment because she needed help to master some subjects rather than absorbing it on her own? My suspicion is that Anthony's reaction to Antimony needing a tutor to pass would be silent generic disappointment... but it's tough to say. If her grades were still not high enough (for example, to direct her into a college or career path he approved of) he might do something like arranging additional classes or trimming away her friends and free time. Because the Court was involved, looking to use each as leverage against the other, we don't know if he knew about Renard and the "forest business" until they contacted him and packaged all these things neatly together with a bow. If I were her father I think my list of concerns would be Ysengrin, Coyote, Renard [now that Renard has been moved to a separate room], boys, cheating, the forest business, falling off the edge of the Annan. And that's just the stuff he knows about. What about if her grades were great (B or A-), but not 100 percent? |
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Oct 10, 2015 23:18:34 GMT
My suspicion is that Anthony's reaction to Antimony needing a tutor to pass would be silent generic disappointment... but it's tough to say. If her grades were still not high enough (for example, to direct her into a college or career path he approved of) he might do something like arranging additional classes or trimming away her friends and free time. Because the Court was involved, looking to use each as leverage against the other, we don't know if he knew about Renard and the "forest business" until they contacted him and packaged all these things neatly together with a bow. If I were her father I think my list of concerns would be Ysengrin, Coyote, Renard [now that Renard has been moved to a separate room], boys, cheating, the forest business, falling off the edge of the Annan. And that's just the stuff he knows about. What about if her grades were great (B or A-), but not 100 percent? If her grades were B, B+ and A- where she would need an A- or better to get into an institution that was highly competitive and she didn't improve after a while then corrective protocols might be initiated. She might also have to take on an extra-curricular activity to improve her odds. But that's just me attempting to channel the author. I am not sure if Anthony is intent that Antimony follow a particular career path. As broken as he is I guess he will either try to control her completely or throw in the towel completely. If the comic goes on long enough, "remains to be seen?" |
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Post by snowflake on Nov 3, 2015 14:33:00 GMT
That is a very good point, and it is a serious point of guilt for Anthony. I'd add, however, it's something all of the adults in Annie's life are somewhat guilty of. Before Annie learns this, she is the equivalent of a teenager who does not yet know where babies come from. And they just let her live on like this until Renard happens to shoot his mouth off? I mean, in "Fangs of Summertime", Anja (and Eglamor too, presumably) even wrongly assumes Annie's involved with a boy and... does nothing and says nothing. Unless they had a reason to wrongly assume Annie did know her situation already, this is inexcusable. Mostly, though, this fuck-up is on Anthony and Surma. |
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