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What does "not because of any imbalance of affection" and "he believed in it" mean?
Had Dexter and Elizabeth thought of each other during this time? Of
course they had, Dexter more than Elizabeth, not because of any imbalance
of affection, but because Dexter was mad about the past. He believed in it,
it sustained him, he used it to knit meaning into the mess of everything.
Does "not because of any imbalanceof affection" mean: not because of any pity that he felt for Elizabeth because she loved him more?
Does "he believed in it" mean: He believed the effect of past?
2 Answers
- JohnLv 41 month ago
Hard question. Yes, I agree with busterwasmycat
Dexter thought more of Elizabeth because he was obsessed with the past (mad about it).He could not forget the past with Elizabeth, good or bad. Perhaps, Dexter was in a difficult situation, lack of job and money. He still loved Elizabeth, and that's why there wasn't any imbalance of affection between each other. HE NEED NOT FEEL ANY PITY THAT HE FELT FOR ELIZABETH IF HE LOVED HER FROM THE BOTTOM OF HIS HEART!
Dexter believed in it because he believed that it was the situation of the past that made everything messy. He hated that he could not offer Elizabeth a satisfactory life or even afford to buy some souvenirs for her.Therefore, he straightened all this out and got the point. What's the next step? Make money! Take up whatever he could do, part-time jobs, odd jobs......
Remember:Money can resolve almost all the troubles in your life.
- busterwasmycatLv 71 month ago
dexter did not think about elizabeth more than elizabeth thought about dexter because dexter likes elizabeth more than elizabeth likes dexter. The affection each has for the other is not imbalanced (they like each other equally), so it is not why Dexter thinks more of Elisabeth than the reverse.
Dexter thinks more of Elizabeth because he is obsessed with the past (mad about it). He needed to think of the past to keep things together in the now. I have to assume, without context, that Dexter is living a difficult time for some reason. He needs the stability of his relationship with Elizabeth to maintain his sanity in the face of whatever he has to deal with NOW. It is his anchor to reality and something that is more pleasant than his current situation.
