Az Eszterházy Károly Tanárképző Főiskola Tudományos Közleményei. 1993. [Vol. 1.] Eger Journal of American Studies. (Acta Academiae Paedagogicae Agriensis : Nova series ; Tom. 21)
STUDIES - Anna Jakabfi: Regionalism and the Surgeon Figure in Hugh MacLennan's Fiction
certain point, and that communication comes from the common background of being surgeons. On the other hand Daniel Ainslie finds himself suddenly in love with both Margaret and Molly: "He wanted to go off and lose himself in the forest and find there a woman with Margaret's body and the eyes —good God, the eyes of that girl Molly MacNeil —who would hold his head and tell him that for all his worthlessness she loved him and for all his confusion she understood him..." 1 6 Anslie reaches communication with Molly, however, this contact is seen as communication by Margaret, his wife as communication attributed to the Gaelic origin of both her husband and that of Molly, whereas she comes from a Loyalist family said to be more outgoing and fun-loving. I think that Daniel Ainslie and Molly may be on the same wavelength —to use a modern term —or may not be at all at the same wavelength only Margaret feels that way. Maybe Dr. Ainslie is simply attracted to the pretty young woman —see the dream above —as a healthy male does in spite of the fact that he is a doctor. Dr. Doucette in Louisbourg "grinned. He put his hand on Ainslie's kne and squeezed affectionately. 'Tell me something —when you've finished a gook job, do you feel you deserve a new woman?' 'Ouch!' said Ainslie. 'So you do!' He let a few seconds elapse. The he said, 'How's Margaret?' 'She's the same as ever.'" 1 7 Jerome Martell was described "as the most attractive male animal in Montreal." 1 8 He loved Catherine in his own way, however, as Peter Buitenhuis pointed out, "...one of Jerome's main troubles is that he has too much energy. He constantly needs outlets that his invalid wife, Catherine, is not able to supply." 1 9 1 6 Cf. op. cit pp. 5, 65. 1 7 Cf. op. cit pp. 5,126. 1 8 Cf. op. cit pp. 3, 121. 1 9 Peter Buitenhuis, Hugh MacLennan (Toronto: Forum House, 1969), p. 60 55
