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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2015-04-26 03:36 pm

[ SECRET POST #3035 ]


⌈ Secret Post #3035 ⌋

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Re: f!s, I need some perspective :( (Arthur Conan Doyle drama)

(Anonymous) 2015-04-26 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Context is everything. At the time, 12 and 14 would have likely been considered "almost adult" though I'm not justifying his seemingly callous attitude. Plus, his beliefs would have screwed him up a good deal, as well. I read one Victorian-era Spiritualism book and those people were legit cray cray man. The other thing I should say is, you're reading very subjective sources, and you may never get the objective truth (such as it is) as to what happened, so long ago. You can't even get at the real objective truth between two conflicting parties that are still alive here and now. I want to add that it seems to me like the ACD you looked up to (idolized? sorry if that's a bit harsh) wasn't objective either, it was something within your own self, acting as a pressure relief valve. (Eh, so to speak.) So ACD in and of himself, has not really disappointed you, rather the ACD you built up in your head does not match up with subsequent facts you have discovered.

Does any of that help?