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Originally Posted by darryl
I did not take the view that Dick was homosexual or even asexual, though this is certainly arguable. I took his attraction to Isolda as a genuine yearning for a love totally beyond his reach. How could Vita, a creature of his dull everyday life possibly compete with her. My impression was that he was frustrated with this rather than revelling in it. I think he would have swapped his dull life for Roger's life in a heartbeat if he had the opportunity to do so. And probably live to regret it.
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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.