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Dallas - The Original Series
Should Miss Ellie have stepped in to Ewing Oil in 1987 ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Jock Ewing Fan" data-source="post: 384084" data-attributes="member: 40536"><p>An interesting nature/nurture topic.</p><p></p><p>Yes, you are correct that adults are responsible for their actions.</p><p></p><p>Since we are discussing fictional characters, there is always some element of speculation and/or interpretation.</p><p></p><p>Just as JR was responsible for his adult actions, he did not become that way without Jock and Ellie's parenting</p><p></p><p>An interesting nature/nurture topic. Since we are discussing fictional characters, there is always an element of speculation and/or interpretation.</p><p></p><p>Yes, you are correct about adults responsibility.</p><p></p><p>I am guessing that a psychological analysis.might say that JR was born neither good or bad. That JR's upbringing by </p><p>Jock and Ellie did not bring out enough of his good side. Combined with JR's desire to win his Father's approval, Jock's</p><p>teaching him the ruthlessness of the Oil business and Jock's favoring of Bobby, Ellie's favoring of Gary, Ellies' not parenting JR with the</p><p>same support that she gave Gary and Bobby... well look at the result. Also, JR's many dalliances - a psychological analysis would probably say that he was looking for the love that he was denied.</p><p></p><p></p><p>It is that background that makes Ellie a self-righteous hypocrite, who only cared about maintaining her life of wealth and privilege, and was happy to look the other way at Jock and JR's business activities when it benefitted her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jock Ewing Fan, post: 384084, member: 40536"] An interesting nature/nurture topic. Yes, you are correct that adults are responsible for their actions. Since we are discussing fictional characters, there is always some element of speculation and/or interpretation. Just as JR was responsible for his adult actions, he did not become that way without Jock and Ellie's parenting An interesting nature/nurture topic. Since we are discussing fictional characters, there is always an element of speculation and/or interpretation. Yes, you are correct about adults responsibility. I am guessing that a psychological analysis.might say that JR was born neither good or bad. That JR's upbringing by Jock and Ellie did not bring out enough of his good side. Combined with JR's desire to win his Father's approval, Jock's teaching him the ruthlessness of the Oil business and Jock's favoring of Bobby, Ellie's favoring of Gary, Ellies' not parenting JR with the same support that she gave Gary and Bobby... well look at the result. Also, JR's many dalliances - a psychological analysis would probably say that he was looking for the love that he was denied. It is that background that makes Ellie a self-righteous hypocrite, who only cared about maintaining her life of wealth and privilege, and was happy to look the other way at Jock and JR's business activities when it benefitted her. [/QUOTE]
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