Do you mean that the reason you made me sacrifice my art in The Sand Bar and rescue her from Case was because she had to have sympathy?
Grant
Exactly. And, besides, how was an audience going to know you were a hero unless you sacrificed something?
Tom
But I’m not a hero: I’m an artist. You know the real reason I got rid of her was because she stood in the way of my art; because I wouldn’t let a single human responsibility weaken the vision within me.
Marie
Wasn’t that reason enough why I should leave him?
Grant
But that was too abstract an idea for the audience to get.