Post by jdanniel on Nov 25, 2012 17:07:08 GMT -5
I'm reading Robert Zorn's Cemetery John for the second time.
While my overall opinion of it hasn't changed since my initial reading of it, I did spot something toward the end of the book that sent up a red flag. I want to discuss it here.
(I'm not sure if this has already been discussed. I've been away, dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.)
On page 234, Zorn is discussing Lilly Knoll, who was once married to John Knoll, and their son, Bobby. Lilly had some difficulty taking care of Bobby when she returned to the USA in 1946 after living in Germany.
Zorn then writes the following, which I am quoting verbatim:
"Unable to provide a home for her son upon their return to America, Lilly put Bobby in the Warburg Orphans' Farm School in Mt. Vernon, New York."
Clearly, this could be yet another incredible and amazing coincidence that means absolutely nothing. However…if James Warburg is associated with this school, then holy crap! It could mean something. Something possibly huge.
So…would anyone happen to know if James Warburg is affiliated in any way with this school, or is it absolutely nothing?
Here is what my gut tells me: Even if James Warburg were intimately affiliated with this school, I'd still tend to doubt a connection between him and John Knoll. Zorn details Knoll's failed relationship with Lilly, who had little to nothing to do with John Knoll after she left him. Furthermore, the enrollment of Bobby Knoll in this school was in 1946.
On the OTHER hand, we don't know all of the details. Neither does Robert Zorn. Could Lilly have known James Warburg, or someone attached to him, and had the school recommended to her? Could Warburg--if he were involved with the school--taken Bobby under his wing, either directly or indirectly, as payment or reward for John Knoll's involvement in the kidnapping, and/or his silence?
It's all wild speculation, done for fun, if nothing more. But it is certainly enticing, at least to me, if James Warburg were the Warburg in question.
Jd
PS: I live in central New Jersey, just outside of Princeton. Hurricane Sandy left me without power for 12 1/2 days. No damage was done to my property or belongings, but being without power for nearly two weeks is grueling. Still, it is absolutely nothing compared to what the residents of the New Jersey shoreline have had to deal with. I know people who've lost everything. This past Thursday was a day for us all to be a little more thankful than usual.
While my overall opinion of it hasn't changed since my initial reading of it, I did spot something toward the end of the book that sent up a red flag. I want to discuss it here.
(I'm not sure if this has already been discussed. I've been away, dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.)
On page 234, Zorn is discussing Lilly Knoll, who was once married to John Knoll, and their son, Bobby. Lilly had some difficulty taking care of Bobby when she returned to the USA in 1946 after living in Germany.
Zorn then writes the following, which I am quoting verbatim:
"Unable to provide a home for her son upon their return to America, Lilly put Bobby in the Warburg Orphans' Farm School in Mt. Vernon, New York."
Clearly, this could be yet another incredible and amazing coincidence that means absolutely nothing. However…if James Warburg is associated with this school, then holy crap! It could mean something. Something possibly huge.
So…would anyone happen to know if James Warburg is affiliated in any way with this school, or is it absolutely nothing?
Here is what my gut tells me: Even if James Warburg were intimately affiliated with this school, I'd still tend to doubt a connection between him and John Knoll. Zorn details Knoll's failed relationship with Lilly, who had little to nothing to do with John Knoll after she left him. Furthermore, the enrollment of Bobby Knoll in this school was in 1946.
On the OTHER hand, we don't know all of the details. Neither does Robert Zorn. Could Lilly have known James Warburg, or someone attached to him, and had the school recommended to her? Could Warburg--if he were involved with the school--taken Bobby under his wing, either directly or indirectly, as payment or reward for John Knoll's involvement in the kidnapping, and/or his silence?
It's all wild speculation, done for fun, if nothing more. But it is certainly enticing, at least to me, if James Warburg were the Warburg in question.
Jd
PS: I live in central New Jersey, just outside of Princeton. Hurricane Sandy left me without power for 12 1/2 days. No damage was done to my property or belongings, but being without power for nearly two weeks is grueling. Still, it is absolutely nothing compared to what the residents of the New Jersey shoreline have had to deal with. I know people who've lost everything. This past Thursday was a day for us all to be a little more thankful than usual.