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Originally Posted by Catlady
I think his attraction to Isolda was analogous to an adolescent mooning over a character in a movie. There was nothing genuine about it; there was no possibility of it ever being real. It was just escapism and voyeurism--completely passive. Nothing Dick did could affect what was happening, so he had no responsibility and no choices to make. His trips were a refuge from his real life, where he DID need to make decisions and face consequences.
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No one in their right mind would choose to live in that particular time. Yet it is endlessly fascinating to us. What you say about lack of responsibility and consequences is very true. And certainly the past did represent a form of temporary escape, and Dick clearly knew this. But in my view the escape was not so much from his responsibilities than from his mundane everyday life.