Murray Siskind: Wise Man Or Raving Mad?
Is Murray Siskind a raving lunatic or a wise, but somewhat eccentric man? Does he ever have a point, or is he just mindlessly rambling? He's neither of those things. The first impression he gives is of someone who's in between, but that proves not to be the case. He's actually a very cunning man, one who has become the "devil" voice of Jack Gladney's conscience.
Eventually he'd like to become Jack. He covets not only his position and standing in the university, but also his wife, Babette, and he makes no secret of it. Why else would he do something to lewd as to sniff her hair and grope her the way he does? He tells Jack that the only way to seduce a woman is with clear and open desire. Well, it don't get no clearer than that.
All those things become apparent later on. First, we find out who Murray Jay Siskind is. He's an ex-sportswriter from New York. He's Jewish. He was briefly married once during his sportswriter days. We know he is now a visiting lecturer on "living icons"......
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