Katherine Center does it again. In How to Walk Away, we meet Margaret Jacobsen. By our culture’s standards, she has it all: a great job, a great-on-paper boyfriend who she is sure is about to propose, so much to look forward to.
However, she has always been extremely fearful of flying. She thinks it’s unnatural (hard to argue there), and she’s had premonitions of a bad accident. And yet, her boyfriend is training as a pilot. And, further, he is determined to change her mind on flying, whether she likes it or not. So much so, that he tricks her into it, the implicit promise of a proposal clearly tied into said flight.
This is the set up for a great fall- and a reminder to Margaret to always trust your gut, instead of ignoring it in favor of letting others dictate what you should think or do for you. And to perhaps reconsider the value of having people in your life who ignore your boundaries.
Center is at her peak here, bringing a wonderful, moving story to life, with a good mix of light and dark, as she is so skilled at doing.
However, she has always been extremely fearful of flying. She thinks it’s unnatural (hard to argue there), and she’s had premonitions of a bad accident. And yet, her boyfriend is training as a pilot. And, further, he is determined to change her mind on flying, whether she likes it or not. So much so, that he tricks her into it, the implicit promise of a proposal clearly tied into said flight.
This is the set up for a great fall- and a reminder to Margaret to always trust your gut, instead of ignoring it in favor of letting others dictate what you should think or do for you. And to perhaps reconsider the value of having people in your life who ignore your boundaries.
Center is at her peak here, bringing a wonderful, moving story to life, with a good mix of light and dark, as she is so skilled at doing.