Yeah, that's exactly it! We get *both* the fantasy
fulfillment of induldging in the transgressive behavior along
with the protagonist, as well as reinforcement for having
chosen the straight-and-narrow path ourselves by not having
to take his (or her) punishment with them.
Beej
--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Michael Robison
<miker_zspider@...> wrote:
>
> B.J. West wrote:
>
> Is it possible that we simply *enjoy* seeing
these
> poor schmucks get their comeuppance?
>
> **********
> We should. However, unless the writer really
sucks,
> he usually invokes a degree of empathy in me and
I
> find myself half-way hoping he will get away in
the
> end.
>
> miker
>
>
>
>
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