In my opinion, a person who is saint like is someone that is wholly committed to virtuous deeds. In the Twin Peaks series, the public perception of Laura Palmer drastically changed throughout the development of her murder mystery case. In the beginning of Twin Peaks, Laura’s image was one of purity and virtue. Laura concealed the double life she led by hiding her mischievous acts under her charitable public image. Her intentions were to promote the good for the community, but Laura lacked self-respect because she was involved with drugs and other scandalous activities. Some would say that Laura’s good will, and victimization overpowered her less virtuous nature. In the article “The Canonization of Laura Palmer”, Christy Desmet states that “Laura’s spirit transcends the paradoxes of her earthly existence” (97). Did Laura’s charitable actions and circumstances of death lead her to become a saintly figure; or does the revelation of her secret life and involvement with drugs and sexual promiscuity defame her of a saintly image? I argue that, she does not portray a saintly image because her charitable acts and mischievous lifestyle are equally relevant. For someone to be considered saintly they must be devoted to persistent virtue through all walks of life.
Chris S.
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Laura Palmer was someone who confused audiences in Twin Peaks; in this series it was hard for some viewers to decide if Laura was saintly of evil.I somewhat agree with Chris S. A person who is saint like is someone that is committed to virtuous deads, although I do not believe that they must be wholly committed. As Chris stated, the public perception of Laura Palmer drastically changed throughout the development of the murder. In the beginning of Twin Peaks Lynch showed a young woman, by the name of Laura Palmer, that had been murdered for an inconspicious reason. As Christy Desment states in The Canonization of Laura Palmer, "What we know of Laura's life before the murder and the murder itself, ironicaly evoke the pattern of saintly life. Indeed seemed saintly. Laura appears to be a faultless, middle class, high school student in the beginning of the series. As the series progresses, however, Lynch reveals that this perfection is only an illusion. Viewers find out later in the series that Laura struggles with several psychological issues that lead to destructive acts. This, in turn, start a domino effect. Laura seemed to serve as a crppling device to those around her, often feeling no remorse for the things she does. One may surmise that Laura had the mindset of a future saint, as a result of her goodness. As Chris stated some surmise that acts of kindless shows signs of saintly behavior. Laura was definately two-sided, but in the end the imperfect Laura, the one involved in drugs and promiscuity, definitely, outweighed the teenager devoted to volunteerisim in every way. Therefore, it is not hard to assume that Laura was evil, rather than saintly.
Timmeisha Scott
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