I sent out my posting (which, I hope, will already have appeared by the time
this posting appears) on the discrepancies between Schur's and Gay's accounts.
Then I went back to reading the mail that had come in while I was writing the
post and saw Kristina's discussion. Obviously the plot thickens. I have two
problems with Gay's explanation of his changes to Schur's account: (1) He
reworded Schur's published account in such a way that Schur's intention to kill
Freud seemed clearer. Where did these added words come from--from Gay's
imagination or from one of the other sources Kristina mentions? (2) Schur seems
to be indicating clearly enough that he and Freud had agreed to euthanasia. So,
Gay's implication that Schur was trying to cover up the truth is confusing to
me. It is true that Schur did not shout to the mountain tops, "Yes I killed him
on purpose," but he comes very close. Furthermore, Gay states in his notes that
Schur "may" have given a third injection; but, in the passage from the chapter,
he does not indicate that there is any question about a third injection.
Another mystery to solve. Please, someone, give me some certainty!
Jeff
"Dr. Kristina Lewis" wrote:
> >From the end notes for last chapter of Gay's (1988) biography of Freud
> (pp.739-740).....
Jeff
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