Lost in translation (Part 6)

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  1. Myra says:

    Greetings!

    Dear Interstellar, your message finally got posted.. six times, LOL. The same has happened to me as well and Ms Puddles was kind enough to delete all those multiple posts. I think there’s some glitch in WordPress and that’s why the messages don’t come through or they suddenly come out all at once. Who knows?

    InterstelIar, I couldn’t agree with you more about Albert’s condition. Your posts are always so keen and witty (love your sense of humour). But I’ll just remind everyone here that even in the anime Albert didn’t simply say that he hit his head and remembers nothing. Instead, the medical staff reported that Albert kept on reiterating “America..” “Chicago” and some other blurted out pieces of data he kept on mumbling in his delirium. It was thanks to these small pieces of info that Albert was taken back to the States. Otherwise, he would have probably perished at the awful makeshift hospital in Italy. And you’re right.. His memory didn’t just come back on like a light switch. It took him years to recover with lots of love and care from Candy, Dr Martin, and her friends.

    My personal take on this though is that Albert’s so-called amnesia may have also been the result of him subconsciously wanting to let go of his past. He always wanted to leave the Ardlays and be his alter ego-Albert. His past was overwhelmingly painful to him. He felt trapped and enslaved within his own family name. Maybe his subconscious along with his almost deadly accident played important roles in his brain disorder. I agree with you that his condition resembles a post-traumatic stress disorder. Such cases are typical amongst victims of rape, military veterans who had fought in war-stricken areas, and people who suffered the shock of the death of a loved one.

    But I’ll stop here for now..

    Dear Ms Puddles, I’ve so enjoyed reading your recent posts and I’m eagerly waiting for your next ones whenever convenient for you. I’ll post my thoughts and response to some of your findings at a later date if you would like.

    Take Care,
    Myra

    • Interstellar says:

      Thanks for your kind words, Myra!

      Your comment on Albert’s trauma speaks volumes about his escapism. Terry fans keep on moping about Terry being a victim and “poor Terry this” and “poor Terry that” but the guy who really had it rough was Albert. He lost his mother, his father was alienated from him, and then his father dies too, and then his most beloved person in the world-his sister- dies in her beauty and youth. Add all the pressure and emotional stress the Ardlay elders had put on him even further and one could easily wonder how the man managed to overcome all this. Sure, he was wealthy but his personal and emotional life was in severe poverty, especially after the death of his sister. By crossing paths with Candy, his life bore meaning and a glimmer of hope once again.

      To reiterate, I’m not saying that Albert’s amnesia was self-induced trauma. However, one could debate that it came at the right time for him because it ironically kept him within the healthy love of Candy and away from those sick-minded and ludicrous Ardlay elders.

      You Take Care Too,
      Interstellar

    • Avon says:

      It’s happened to me too, Myra, and not just on this blog. It has to do with algorithms. Some words, phrases, and links are documented as spam and prevent access/publishing.

      It’s interesting you say that Albert may have subconsciously wanted to be or remain an amnesiac. In the anime as well as the manga he actually thinks about this and he’s scared of what will happen when he regains his memory because he doesn’t want to leave Candy. It’s clear that he had already fallen for her even before she left for New York to see Terry.

      There’s so much going on with Albert and I don’t blame everyone regarding him as such a fascinating character. I’ve always been a Terry-enthusiast but as I’m getting older, I can see why all the support for Albert exists. He’s such a complex and profound character. It’s such a pity that Nagita didn’t want to work on the CC story anymore. There’s so much uncharted territory. I would have really wanted to know about his past, including his university years, his past love interests and his character. Nagita is “mean” and she gives us only snippets of information about him.

      See you around,
      Avon

      • Ms Puddle says:

        Yes, Avon, there’s no doubt Albert had already been charmed by Candy and didn’t want to leave her side. He couldn’t help it, even though he was aware of Terry’s significance in her heart.

        Even after his recovery, he had rather keep it a secret and continued living with her. Therefore, I wonder why some people insist he had no romantic feelings for her or that she was merely a sister to him.

        I think both Terry and Albert are complex characters, each deserves a bit more from the author Nagita. I read somewhere that her manuscripts were longer than what the manga showed or something like that. Don’t remember the details now.

    • Ms Puddle says:

      Hello Myra and Interstellar, the plugin I have installed to filter spam messages deems comments with multiple links suspicious. Since I have approved your comments before, they would not be regarded as junk but will be added to the queue of comments pending approval. Make sense to you?

      Yesterday I just approved those comments from Interstellar all at once without reading every one of them. My bad. 😅

      My knowledge in memory, trauma or how our brains work is basically zero, but I must say Interstellar’s analyses of Albert’s conditions and potential causes of amnesia are convincing.

      Myra, what you said about Albert subconsciously wanting to forget his past sounds totally plausible too.

      Bravo, you two! 💪👏👍

      Myra, thank you so much for following the series, and your support means a lot to me. Hopefully you will find my new post somewhat interesting. Yes, please feel free to share your thoughts, anytime.

      You take care too 😘

  1. September 30, 2018

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  2. October 1, 2018

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