It could be argued that she simply couldn't bring herself to burst the bubble of happy family life with Colin* and wee Henry. Certain logic to that, albeit deceitful.
*Of course, after he died, turning to Ox for paternal guidance and NOT the actual father is alarming. Did she Indy as that deadbeat a Dad? Hmmm...
It could be argued that she simply couldn't bring herself to burst the bubble of happy family life with Colin* and wee Henry. Certain logic to that, albeit deceitful.
*Of course, after he died, turning to Ox for paternal guidance and NOT the actual father is alarming. Did she Indy as that deadbeat a Dad? Hmmm...
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How many times are you going to get burned by the same ass? She went for someone more stable, and who knows if sky king knew mutt wasn't his.
Feels odd to find the two of you agreeing, but it's hard to argue with any of this.
I'm sure there is an essay in here about pre-feminism in the 1930-40's and bastard children, but why she was so cavalier about it in 1957 is beyond me too.
Maybe, as it was said above, Marion didn't want Mutt to have 'Mummy' issues like his dad.
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Like some others have said. Marion wanted a stable life for herself, and her son. She knew how stir-crazy Indiana was. How he went off to every corner of the world in search of some bit of junk, how he lacked any sort of commitment (remember how she said he dumped her), and after the skyboy, Ox was the safest bet. He may have been boring, but she knew he wouldn't have the same care-free traits as Indy.
Like some others have said. Marion wanted a stable life for herself, and her son. She knew how stir-crazy Indiana was. How he went off to every corner of the world in search of some bit of junk, how he lacked any sort of commitment (remember how she said he dumped her), and after the skyboy, Ox was the safest bet. He may have been boring, but she knew he wouldn't have the same care-free traits as Indy.
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Feels odd to find the two of you agreeing, but it's hard to argue with any of this.
I hope my threads can bring people together.
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Like some others have said. Marion wanted a stable life for herself, and her son. She knew how stir-crazy Indiana was. How he went off to every corner of the world in search of some bit of junk, how he lacked any sort of commitment (remember how she said he dumped her), and after the skyboy, Ox was the safest bet. He may have been boring, but she knew he wouldn't have the same care-free traits as Indy.
All valid points, but if he KNEW of Mutt, he may have calmed down on all of his recklessness. And it's the fact that she didn't try that makes it all the worse. She didn't even think he would change if he knew he had a son, what gives Marion, what gives.
And what if he died in WWII ?!! Then Mutt would've never known who he was. Both would've been tremendously sad accounts.
All valid points, but if he KNEW of Mutt, he may have calmed down on all of his recklessness. And it's the fact that she didn't try that makes it all the worse. She didn't even think he would change if he knew he had a son, what gives Marion, what gives.
And what if he died in WWII ?!! Then Mutt would've never known who he was. Both would've been tremendously sad accounts.
Yeah, but she was burned by Indy. Twice. Why would she expect anything had changed?
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No NO NO...you've got the lyrics ALL wrong!
Along Came Jones, by the Coasters
You know, I'm constantly wondering why this song doesn't come up more frequently around here. I keep looking for an opportunity...
But to return to the topic, I reckon Marion just figured to save the boy from Henry Jones, because Henry's no good to meet.
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Why should Marion? With his track record, why should she?
She shouldn't trust him at all, I agree.
But to not even mention it at all to him is just down right upsetting.
It would've worked better if there was no suspense, that we learn Indy has a son and it's with Marion right from the start, and they finally re-kindle what they had and get back together (sorta how we saw in the film). Granted that would've had to change up some of the plot, but FAMILY-wise, it works better. And character wise, we learn that Indy wasn't absent for the first 18 years.
It's pretty bad to know you have a child and not take care of it and run from the issue, but it's just as bad not telling the actual father that it's his. That's unfair.
It's pretty bad to know you have a child and not take care of it and run from the issue, but it's just as bad not telling the actual father that it's his. That's unfair.
She saw, in Colin Williams, an opportunity for her son to have an uninterrupted semblance of a normal family life.
Colin died during the war. She doubtlessly could have heard from somebody - Marcus, perhaps - what Indy was up to. She might well have known he was off in the war. And besides, why introduce such a non-constant presence into the boy's life. If Ox was willing to be a father figure, that's a good thing. Indy would be a bad example.
But Indy just wasn't given a chance is all I'm saying. And if it's YOUR son, I think you deserve atleast a letter.
I get that. But Indy's unreliable, and known for picking up and getting on a plane at the drop of a hat. Not only does that mean he'd probably be a bad father, it means he shouldn't know that he even is a father, so he doesn't destroy the stable life Marion was trying to create for her son.
After all, Marion herself was dragged around the world by her father searching for "pieces of junk," and she clearly didn't like it. Why would she want to introduce her son not only to the same instability, but to the same sort of father?
