At times, reaching one’s climax of success is not enough. An overwhelming urge to prove their mental strength arises, steering them to insurmountable success. In Michael Crichton’s, The Great Train Robbery, Edward Pierce displays a compulsion that allows his unfounded character to guide him in manipulating society, proving his mental superiority through committing the robbery.
Upon guiding society in creating an unfounded perception of Pierce, he is able to divert doubt in his character and make use of the trust people have in him to his own advantage. With motivation to take, “special care to be elusive,” and provide, “almost nothing of his background prior,” Pierce eliminates the chance for himself to be vulnerable because it is only he,
Upon guiding society in creating an unfounded perception of Pierce, he is able to divert doubt in his character and make use of the trust people have in him to his own advantage. With motivation to take, “special care to be elusive,” and provide, “almost nothing of his background prior,” Pierce eliminates the chance for himself to be vulnerable because it is only he,