DTCW 05 Trial A1 Preface

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TheTrial

(A L oveStory)

TheTrial

(A L oveStory)

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Dorothy TennovDorothy Tennov

2002 by Dorothy Tennov, Ph.D. 2002 by Dorothy Tennov, Ph.D.

Published byPublished by

The Great American Publishing Society (GRAMPS)The Great American Publishing Society (GRAMPS)

www.gramps.org


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Chapters I-VII

On June 1st of the year 2001, a novel began emerging from my computer. Having invented a set ofpostulates based in scientific findings and theories from the Darwinian camp, it became a matter of

discovering what, given those postulates, the characters must do if they were to meet that other criterion,the one that enables belief about the unbelievable to be suspended.

Infatuation, by definition, is the enemy of good sense. In some cultures romantic love is outlawed; in othersit is hidden in a diary in a night table drawer or expressed in eloquent missives never sent. A friend warnedthat a person who writes of romantic love excites little interest because theyve heard it before. Nothingnew can be said on the subject. So it may seem, but they who feel that way are wrong. Despite the lowopinion of it so often held, people continue to fall in love. It is powerful and tenacious, yet it has not yetbeen the subject of serious investigation. Romantic Love endures across lifetimes and across history, and, intruth, we dont know much about it. Did a United States Senator voice the feelings of many when he

implied that love is a subject about which we might not want to know much? A graduate student whoproposed to study love for her doctoral dissertation received so negative a reaction from the members of

her thesis committee, that she could only infer it was a taboo subject. But it lies at the heart of our biologicalnature; it has consequences, andwe can learn about it. When we will do so is another question.

In 1981, the fictional Alan Browne publishedLove Two, which distinguished from other loves a conditiondescribed to him by informants asked to talk about Romantic Love or lovesickness. Strictly forconvenience, he threw all the other kinds of love into the single category that he called Love One. ByLove One he meant caring for another creature, or for a god, or for an object, or for a pet, or for a people,or for a piece of music. It included the feelings felt by parents for their offspring. Love One emphasizesfeelings of concern for the welfare of whom or what is loved. In contrast, Love Two aims at ecstatic unionwith the person who is its single object.

However, because Love Two can be one-sided and hurtful, it resembles a disease, in some ways, and it has

been called one; but it is not at all like a disease, in other ways. It is like an addiction, in some ways; but it isnot at all like an addiction, in other ways. Whether the experience is positive (ecstatic) or negative(miserable) depends on factors out of the individuals control. Love Two can incline people to do thingsthat change lives in ways that do damage, but it can also inspire great accomplishment.

A recurrent theme in popular culture is the trumping of science by belief. In films, scientists whochallenge the deity are in the end vanquished, along with their theories, their findings, and their monsters.The audience expects it, and the filmmaker dares not deviate. But out of the theater and off the screen although ideological resistance slows progress, the value of knowing greater truths through scientific


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discovery prevails over authoritarian opposition. In the Middle Ages, it was illegal to dissect a human corpse.At the turn of the 21st century, when the United States Congress attacked stem cell research, issues publiclyarticulated by the media exposed the critical philosophical issue of all time: utilitarianism versus absolutism,science versus authority, secularism versus fundamentalism, or natural science versus supernatural religion.

TheTrial(A L oveStory)could begin at any point, but, arbitrarily, it begins in 1921 with the birth ofGrandma Ginny, who represents what today is called the Religious Right. It ends in the middle of the 21 st

century, with Ginnys scientist granddaughter looking back over a lifetime of struggle against the obstaclesimposed by her grandmothers ilk.

As Alan Browne warned, Love Two is a Pandoras Box that will be opened one day, sooner or later. TheTrialis a fantasy about how it might be opened and what might happen should Love Two be exposed to theglare of public awareness.

Most thoughts and opinions expressed within have been said or might be said, given human nature,scientific knowledge, and the vagaries of publishers. Elements of autobiography abound, but always inmangled disguise. Some people and events are real and identified; some people are real but hidden behindpseudonyms and pseudo-places. Some are not yet real.

DorothyTennovJune 2003


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Payne, Edna: Ruth and Donnas mother; a journalist whose career is almost destroyed by a campaignagainst her waged by her former husband and his wife, Barbara Bilford Payne.

Pervis, Ed: Nancys lawyer paid for by insurance company whose witnesses tended to criticize the

practice of psychotherapy.

Price, Dick: A journalist who interviewed principals and wrote an article about the trial.

Valdez, Antonio: Anthropologist who had studied the Kikki. He supplies evidence of Xaviers real

background and induces Xavier to change his identity in self-protection.

Ward, Nigel, Esq.: Peters second lawyer, who joined in criticism of Peters field while claiming him

innocent of doing anything unethical.

Young, Arthur Payne: Ruth and Peters only child; in college at the time of his fathers trial.

Minor Characters and Places

Allen, Barry: Maverick psychologist who developed finger arching as a therapy.

Armstrong, Kelly: Friend of Carol who lost her children, home, and husband after receiving a psychiatric

diagnosis. She died soon after of cancer. [The tragedy of the actual person upon whosestory the author drew was worse than what is depicted in fiction.]

Barnett, Maria: Xaviers former LO.

Beckstrom, Bernice: Ruths graduate student.

Chico: Carols male friend.

Cushing, Pamela: Author ofPatient, Beware! (based on PHC), a book highly critical of psychodynamic

psychotherapy. She testifies at the trial.

Dauler, Ph.D. Vincent: Professor who accused Pamela Cushing of throwing out the baby with the bath

water.

Eisman, Cecilia: Carols sister who was killed in childhood.

Evans, Marshall: Lifer (a patient continually in psychotherapy) who worked atRagtag Magazine.

Grant, Beverly: Student of Ruth, harassed by other students.

Iverson, Mark: Insurance company spokesperson who defended distinguishing between psychotherapy

and counseling.

Kurira: A person from one of the three tribes from which a Kikki could select a mate.

Mackintosh, Jim:Nancys businessman brother who urged her to sue Dr. Young.

Matini, Angela: Xaviers wife.

Moore, Lily: Peters patient, called a lifer; continually in psychotherapy.

Payne, Barbara Bilford: Eismans second wife who hated his first wife, Edna.

Payne, Horace: Father of Ruth and Donna; businessman.

Riley, Ginger: The Riley boys stepmother, critical of Vivian, their mother.

Riley, Vivian: Donnas client, the Riley boys mother.


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Riley, William: The Riley boys father, a construction worker.Riley, William: The Riley boys father, a construction worker.

Robbins, Claude: Psychiatrist who incorporated Love Two in his treatments.Robbins, Claude: Psychiatrist who incorporated Love Two in his treatments.

Shapiro, Sid: Professor of psychology and statistics who encouraged Carol to continue her career inscience.

Shapiro, Sid: Professor of psychology and statistics who encouraged Carol to continue her career inscience.

Smith, Alfred MacLean: Professor of sociology who influenced Carols social consciousnessSmith, Alfred MacLean: Professor of sociology who influenced Carols social consciousness

Waldin, (Grandma) Ginny: Carols Southern grandmother.Waldin, (Grandma) Ginny: Carols Southern grandmother.Welstein, Dr. Craig: Professional who spoke in defense of Dr. Young.Welstein, Dr. Craig: Professional who spoke in defense of Dr. Young.

Wilson, Leland: Peter Youngs first lawyer who wanted to demean Nancy Mackintosh; fired by Peter,

replaced by Nigel Ward.

Wilson, Leland: Peter Youngs first lawyer who wanted to demean Nancy Mackintosh; fired by Peter,

replaced by Nigel Ward.

Tangential People, Peoples, and PlacesTangential People, Peoples, and Places

Bentl, Robert: Student who threatened to bomb the school and was later killed by police.Bentl, Robert: Student who threatened to bomb the school and was later killed by police.

Branosi: A New Guinea highland tribe.Branosi: A New Guinea highland tribe.

Bridgeville, Ohio: The town in which Peter Young and family lived.Bridgeville, Ohio: The town in which Peter Young and family lived.Brigham, Betsy: Older daughter of Scott Brigham and his former wife Clare.Brigham, Betsy: Older daughter of Scott Brigham and his former wife Clare.

Brigham, Clare: Scott Brighams former wife, mother of Betsy and Muriel Brigham.Brigham, Clare: Scott Brighams former wife, mother of Betsy and Muriel Brigham.

Brigham, Muriel: Betsy Brighams younger sister.Brigham, Muriel: Betsy Brighams younger sister.

Eisman, George Oliver: Carols father, who died when Carol was eleven.Eisman, George Oliver: Carols father, who died when Carol was eleven.

Grimwald, Sarah: The friend who recommended Peter to LilyGrimwald, Sarah: The friend who recommended Peter to Lily

Helena: Donnas friend.Helena: Donnas friend.

Hoboros: A New Guinean tribe.Hoboros: A New Guinean tribe.

Houston, Samantha: Anthropologist whose sudden illness left Ruth to fend for herself (with Xaviershelp) during the first trip to New Guinea.

Houston, Samantha: Anthropologist whose sudden illness left Ruth to fend for herself (with Xaviershelp) during the first trip to New Guinea.

Huxley, Brent: President of Westport University.Huxley, Brent: President of Westport University.

Jones, Willard: Donnas one-time lover; he was her only non-cyber space friend.Jones, Willard: Donnas one-time lover; he was her only non-cyber space friend.

Matini, Vaughn: The name taken by Xavier in self-protection.Matini, Vaughn: The name taken by Xavier in self-protection.

Molungi: A New Guinean coastal people.Molungi: A New Guinean coastal people.

Webber, Millie:Nancys friend.Webber, Millie:Nancys friend.

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