Maybe There Isn't a Secret Motivation: Why Libra is So Uncomfortable
Although Libra may not be an entirely accurate representation of the past, it illustrates the perpetuation of violence and societal strife through simple human life events. Lee Harvery Oswald is clearly a troubled young man, in the novel and real life. But if we imagine that everything included in Libra is true, we can see how he falls into the path he follows. He may be a political radical but his underlying motivations have little to do with righteousness and everything to do with feeling important and loved. His childhood was less than loving, and as he goes throughout his life trying to become infused in the USSR and then Cuba he constantly attempts to find solace in older father figures. Even his attempts to be adopted into communist society seem to come from a place of desperation to be included and a part of something he deems important/long-lasting. I would say he wants to be a part of something bigger than himself but I think instead he wants to be something bigger th...
