43, 49). As for Robin's relationship with Nora, she is more child-like at times, and yet, to Jenny, she is nothing more than a “second-hand” lover (pp. 68, 101). In attempting to explain Robin's difficulties with relationships, Nora suggests, "Robin [seems] huge and polarized, all catastrophes [run] towards her" (p. 56). For Nora, Robin is “the magnetized situation” (p. 56). Furthermore, Nora feels as if Robin is “moved out of death by the successive arms of women” (p. 64). In other words, as far as relationships go, Robin is prone to disaster and is only saved by the forgiveness of his women