Weird Question
Why isn't he writing the novel himself?
shareHa ha! That's what I didn't get! He obviously knows how to type.
And why do the thugs burn his computer if he has to write a book before his deadline?
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They burn the computer because he lied when he said he was almost finished with the book. I'm guessing he can't afford a new computer so he had to hire Emma to type it for him.
shareBut it's like saying "You have to drive to that place before I kill you" and I shoot your tires. It makes no sense.
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I think the mafia guys believed he was simply lying, was not, and will not, write anything, and was simply using the writing as an excuse. Smashing the computer was their way of telling him, we don't believe you anymore and you have to find a way to pay the money no matter what.
But we can ask many other similar questions. Couldn't his wealthy agent just lend him a computer or a typewriter, or some little money to rent one, couldn't he write the novel longhand and then have it typed? Since he will pay Emma, he can pay the typist. Wouldn't his agent give him a few bucks for the typing when he knows the novel is finished?
I mean it's not the most convincing premise in the world, but it does not insult your intelligence. It is passable, and it set the story in motion. Good enough for me.
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check that one again he hires her the day after they torch his computer.
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