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sad41
sad41
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why did jerry decide to end up dead the way he did instead of using one of the many other different ways that most people use to kill themselves?

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Posted by sad41 on Monday November 26, 2007 at 2:57 PM and tagged with the zoo story, wondering.

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  1. paaly
    paaly

    I just saw "Peter and Jerry," last night (having seen the original "Zoo Story" when it was first produced in New York City) many years ago.

    IMO . . . by rushing into the knife held by Peter, Jerry achieved the almost-orgiastic level of intimacy he craved.  He connected, finally, although in the most bizarre, savage way.  Taking pills or hanging would have been like a tree falling in the forest.

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    Posted by paaly on Thursday December 6, 2007 at 7:47 AM