Wilson, however, fails to ellicit the same sort of sympathy. I maintain that he's just as broken in his way as House is. But he doesn't have a Vicodin bottle and cane to prove it.
YES! Society is more attuned to feeling sympathy for someone with a physical illness/problem, and is less considerate to people with emotional disorders -- how often are depressed people told, "Just cheer up already!" I think Wilson bottles things up inside most terribly. His profession sucks -- when you compare how much it affects House to lose *one patient*. He tried to hide the existence of his brother from House; he tried to talk to House about his marriage, and House didn't want to hear it. He moved in with House looking for sympathy -- yes, House offered it in his own unique way, but I sort of got the feeling Wilson wanted something more traditionally comfort-y (like making someone their favourite food). It's possible that if House had been more comfort-y, Wilson would not have moved out and in with Grace, who was perhaps more grateful to him.
It's funny how I don't see many opinions anywhere about why Wilson wouldn't move back in with House.
Reflexives would so make slash writing easier. You should write up a paper on that for some Classics conference -- how much easier slash is in Greek. It might explain a lot of social customs.
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Date: 2006-09-13 03:41 pm (UTC)YES! Society is more attuned to feeling sympathy for someone with a physical illness/problem, and is less considerate to people with emotional disorders -- how often are depressed people told, "Just cheer up already!" I think Wilson bottles things up inside most terribly. His profession sucks -- when you compare how much it affects House to lose *one patient*. He tried to hide the existence of his brother from House; he tried to talk to House about his marriage, and House didn't want to hear it. He moved in with House looking for sympathy -- yes, House offered it in his own unique way, but I sort of got the feeling Wilson wanted something more traditionally comfort-y (like making someone their favourite food). It's possible that if House had been more comfort-y, Wilson would not have moved out and in with Grace, who was perhaps more grateful to him.
It's funny how I don't see many opinions anywhere about why Wilson wouldn't move back in with House.
Reflexives would so make slash writing easier. You should write up a paper on that for some Classics conference -- how much easier slash is in Greek. It might explain a lot of social customs.