SouthAussie
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I’m curious to hear what the witnesses next week have to say about the relationship between Gareth and Nathaniel. Nathaniel excels at army training, but Gareth fails, so Nathaniel gives up this career opportunity. Because he loves Gareth or because Gareth couldn’t handle it? Nathaniel marries Stacey and they have kids, then Gareth moves in, takes over this relationship, and now becomes Stacey’s new husband and father role towards the children. Nathaniel stays for awhile, but eventually leaves. He apparently excels at his career as a teacher. He has a heart attack and deteriorates in all sorts of ways, including strong personal grievances against the Education Department. Then he abandons his career and goes back to his brother, the one who it seems forced him out of his own family? Lots of people love their siblings but this is really something else.
There was some kind of weird symbiotic relationship between Gareth and Nathaniel.
It reminds me of parasitism. Where one benefits, and the other has resulting negative experiences.
Do you think that maybe Nathaniel was afraid of Gareth (maybe for good reason) - who was deemed psychologically unfit for the army - and therefore went along with whatever Gareth wanted? Not strong enough to break free and stay free?
imo