Fathers (was: A message?)

[Jim Ferer]

No: HPFGUIDX 179008

 Mus continues: "I'll agree that Barty Snr isn't a touchy-feely
father, but this is in  keeping with all the rest of his character. To
paraphrase Sirius, I  don't believe the world is divided into
touchy-feely fathers and those  who don't love their children. And
this reader finds it rather  touching that when he's babbling as if he
were at work, he's talking  about his son."

Kemper: "I agree with your paraphrase but am leery about a loving Mr.
Crouch."

Barty Sr. certainly did love his son, but was too emotionally stunted
to show Junior any of it. It's like denying a child oxygen. Love needs
to be shown. There are fathers out there who believe love and
affection shouldn't be shown to children, especially sons. It's tragic
how wrong they are. Barty Junior looked for affirmation wherever he
could find it, and in his rage made the worst choice he could have.  

Jim Ferer