Being of two minds.......................

1. BEING OF TWO MINDS
By
Pamela F. service
Reviewed by-
Dr. Md. Abdul Alim
Roll No-6408
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3. Author-
• Pamela F. Service is a science fiction and fantasy
writer.
• She started her life as an archaeologist.
• She studied Egyptology, Politics and
Archaeology and completed her masters from
the University of London.
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4. Book-
Published in 1991
Published by:
Maxwell MacMillan Publishing Company,
New York.
14 chapters and 169 pages.
Design by Patrice Fodero.
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5. Introduction
• A story about telepathic relationship
between a fourteen years old boy with a girl
of the same age.
• Living far apart, they can communicate
with each other by their mind which can
visit to one another.
• Both of them kept this phenomenon as a
special secret.
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6. Introduction (contd.)
• Kidnapping of the boy brings a different
theme on the story.
• The girl had to reveal the secret to save
her life long friend.
• A dangerous race; where lives and the fate
of a Kingdom were at stake.
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7. Subject Matter
• Constance Hendricks addressed as Connie, a
fourteen years old girl and Rudolph addressed
by Rudy, also a fourteen years old crown prince
of neutral European Kingdom of "Thulgharia";
• Both experiences a common problem since
birth.
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8. Subject Matter (contd.)
An identical mind:
causes sudden dizzy spells leading to
several hours of unconsciousness remaining
unexplained and uncontrolled.
Shared secret:
when one passed out, it enters to the mind
of other and see and hear what the other
did for an hour or two.
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9. Subject Matter (contd.)
• Problems: results of this strange spells of
seizure
 Social and family problems for Conney
 Heir ship to the monarchy got uncertain
for Rudy
• Connie or Rudy didn't know why the seizure
happened or found any way to control them
and neither wanted to be cured-of, rather
consider it to be a valuable friendship.
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10. Subject Matter (contd.)
Thulgarian state visit-Rudy met Conney in
Chicago and both found as comfortable with each
other in person as in their minds.
After return to Europe, Rudy was kidnapped by
political opportunists while Connie was mentally
with him.
Connie was the only person on the planet who
knew what happened to Rudy.
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11. Subject Matter (contd.)
Flying to Thulgaria she revealed the secret
and made others to believe it. Finally she
was able to rescue him.
Then they discovered that being near, each
could see and hear what the other did
without unconsciousness: proximity was
clearly a future necessity.
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12. Criticism :
Well developed character
Good language and printing
Credulity:
Bilingual characters
Rescue scenes seem unbelievable
Lack of romance & refreshing.
Not very realistic.
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13. Comparative Study
Another book named “Being of Two Minds:
The Vertical Split in Psychoanalysis and
Psychotherapy” written by
Arnold Goldberg.
In this book, much of the approach to
behavior disorders and its associated
vertical split has been directed to issues of
self-control and/or punishment.
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14. Conclusion
Despite all the fictions the truth is - Everyone wants a
friend who truly understands each other; and this is a
great manifestation of that desire.
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