Damage THE END

It is very unfortunate that Martyn passed away in the end. I hate the fact that the narrator was always concerned about Anna's whereabouts. It didn't help that Ingrid left him, and Sally now doesn't know what love is. His family is torn and his relationship with Anna gone forever. It wasn't a surprise that he was left alone and in misery. He has now acquired whatever drama his life was missing. This was the cherry on top, and he still didn't learn until Anna was on the hands of another. He mentioned dying twice. I feel yes his previous life with Ingrid had died as he became more involved into Anna, and now his current life full of dramatics is over due to the death of his son. I do not agree with Ingrid, the narrator dying would have been too easy for him, he needs to live with the pain of what he has done, and deal with the guilt and selfish acts of his nature.

Wanting the DAMAGED goods.......

So far Damaged is a very good reading. I admire the way our narrator articulates his words with detailed examples followed by vivid personification. His lifestyle of always trying to be the best or at least in his words "avoid being dominated by his own father" did not come as a surprise to me when he began to fall for Anna Barton. Perfectionists usually have some loose end somewhere. Our narrator said himself that "to be in the game, but not playing with intent to win, is to be the enemy". Here he is being the unrecognized villain in this game and cannot do anything to suppress it. Because the reading was so good, I had to try my very best not to read past chapter 14 before I wrote my blog but I believe he is going to try to thwart his son  either into not going to Paris, or not prolonging things with Anna. Speaking of Anna, I totally agree with her statement about all people that are damaged are dangerous. She said survival makes them this way. I believe with damaged people the worst was/has been done, so whatever the next person is going through isn't half as bad as what they've been through themselves. This definitely is something that experience instills in you, and the universe throws your way. I do not believe it is necessarily a bad trait either, it is a strengthening mechanism regardless if it is voluntary or involuntary.