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Why would the girl want to leave and lie about her age?

posted 18 years ago by FinnurE
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I forgot what here name was, but the girl that wanted so badly to get away from Shangri La with Robert Conway and his brother said that she was only 20 years old and that the chinese guy was evil and a liar and so on, but then later after they've left she starts ageing rapidly and eventually dies. Now my question is why, given that she knows that she is really old and knows that Shangri La really is a paradise would she lie about her age to Conway's brother and want to leave? It didn't make any sense to me, how is it in the novel?

[–] LesterFester 9 years ago

by FinnurE » Sat Mar 17 2007 17:...I forgot what here name was, but the girl that wanted so badly to get away from Shangri La ...that the chinese guy was evil... but then later after they've left she starts ageing rapidly and eventually dies. Now my question is why, given that she knows that she is really old and knows that Shangri La really is a paradise

Mabe it's me and I have no understanding what paradise is. From what I see 'Shangri La' has has conquered human want (although it never says how). Want orange juice, ham, eggs and bacon in the morning you got it. You can do whatever you want with your life. But the question is: what would you do?
In the movie we see the one fellow (Horton) wants to start classes in geology and the other (Mitchell) wants to build a sewer system. My question is ... Why? It makes no difference whether they started those projects tomorrow or ten years from tomorrow. Shangri La in fact puts me in mind of the 'Twilight Zone: A Nice Place to Visit (1960)' episode with Sebastian Cabot.

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