TXTransplant said:
chiken said:
He was struggling with the decision if he could accept a child that was not his.
Did the book elaborate more on how/when Roger separates from Jamie and Claire and how/when he makes the decision to return to Brianna on his own? I haven't read the books, but I knew Roger would reunite with Brianna. I understand the tv show has to cram thousands of pages of narrative into 13 episodes, but the jump from Roger being rescued to him showing up on his own at River Run seemed a bit abrupt, and I'm just curious about what transpired in between. It just seemed cruel to Brianna to have Jamie and Claire show up without him. I understood the point about his decision being tough, but two months had elapsed between Roger being told about Brianna's situation and their return to River Run. Did he stay with Jamie and Claire that whole time, or did he find his own way back to North Carolina?
I'll go read through it again tonight. What the TV show glossed over was Roger being
this close to being hanged by the Native Americans. They barely got to him in time to rescue him, which is what caused vocal chord damage. This was such a big deal in the books because he's know for his singing abilities. So to be robbed of his "beautiful voice" because of a misunderstanding played a big part. He's pissed at Jaime and Ian and then to find out Brianna is pregnant and it may not even be him.
If I remember correctly, he feels ashamed that he "let" the rape happen. If he hadn't fought with her and listened to her to leave, it would have never happened. And he was adopted as well. I believe he struggled with not ever feeling like he belonged because he wasn't biologically his fathers son. The book kind of glosses over what he did/when he left/where he went. It just goes to Claire/Jaime arriving.
In fact, in the book, they return to Fraser's ridge and just keep on living and Roger comes back there after only a month delay. At this point, he still can't talk, so they don't really hash anything out. They just kind of accept that he came back and he accepts the son, even if he can't be sure it's his. Finally, at the very end of the book, there is a gathering of the clans. This is when Roger/Brianna make up. They clasp hands, look at each other, holding the baby, and when the Mackenzies are to be represented, Roger yells out THE MACKENZIES ARE HERE.
