Was anyone else sad that he just moved away, and they never spoke again (according to the movie, anyway)? I liked him. I guess her illness was too much for him, though. But to just move away all of the sudden was strange.
Fiction is a lie, and good fiction is the truth inside the lie.--Stephen King
He seemed to care for Sybil deeply, so I agree his leaving was very odd. I've never read the book, so I don't know if his character is in it, and what if anything happened to him in the written word.
Why ain't you at the garden party you heathen?
I imagine he didn't want his young son sucked into the drama especially considering he saw how unpredictable sybil was.
She could be a danger to his child in his eyes.
I was bothered by this, too. Particularly since it seemed to touch him when he overheard Sybil telling the doctor that love was what it was with Richard (him). He looked surprised and pleased and tears came to his eyes. Maybe there was something in the book. Sometimes when scenes get cut from movies, it undermines part of the story.
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