Hook Discussion

[theladyfeylene]

Dr Hook is certainly one of the more pivotal characters in Kingdom Hospital. Mysterious but strangely open with certain people, intelligent, sarcastic, talented, always quick to oppose Stegman and have his hand in anything that seems interesting, willing to fudge the rules of the hospital and allow others to do the same, and the first of the

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[pyrephox]

I think he's in danger of going too far in the anti-Stegman path. Unlike Stegman, he's not overly fond of rules, but he is /very/ devoted to the ideals of justice and correct care for all patients. However, as his little faux-graveyard shows, it's become almost as much of an obsession for him as maintaing status and respect is for Stegman. I think the thoughts of his own falliability consume him far more than we see overtly, and that's one of the things that leaves him open to exploring the mysteries of the Kingdom...he /knows/ that he doesn't know it all, that he can't know it all.

I think he's a man with a benevolent God complex. He tries to track the fall of each sparrow, and does his his best to see that those who need to be avenged, are. In the real world, this would put him in danger of being too gullible to quacks, or too willing to break the rules on a hunch. It makes him a perfect protagonist for Kingdom Hospital, though, since it's a place where faith is rewarded.

[theladyfeylene]

I think that's a very good point about Hook, a benevolent God complex. He does take justice and what's right and the punishment of those he deems worthy to a rather serious extent. Almost an idealistic extent, which as you said makes him the prefect protagonist in this case. He says in I believe 'Hook's Kingdom' that he needs to believe that evil is punished, otherwise he'd go mad. I think that sums up his views on it - and alludes to his own personal habit of taking justice into his own hands - quite nicely.

[theladyfeylene]

Just jump in wherever you'd like. :D

I think you could use Hook as a very prime example for 'how things work' at Kingdom Hospital. He is, technically, the protagonist, and his views and ideals are very much what Kingdom Hospital seems to be all about. Judgment, reward and punishment.

[minerva_fan]

I agree with pyrephox that Hook has something of a God complex. I personally like Hook, and would much prefer to have him as a doctor than 99% of the physicians I've met in my life. But I think he went a little overboard at the end with the Stegman-baiting. He could have accomplished maximum damage to Stegman by sending copies of that report to everyone that needed one; pasting them all over the hospital was malice, intended to punish Stegman for plagiarizing Christine's paper. If justice (not punishment) had been Hook's primary motivation, he would have gotten that report to the proper authorities long before the whole plagiarism incident, which leads me to believe that Hook is less concerned about doing the right thing than he is about doing the right thing for the people he cares about.

There's nothing wrong with this, but it helps to remember that he did not do anything to stop Stegman until Stegman attacked his lover. This kinda negates the whole "Hook as the perfect guy" thing.

Just my humble opinion.

[marionnettes]

I aggree 100% with all fo what you just said. Tre perfect.

[theladyfeylene]

I think the thing with Hook and 'justice' is that he has a very idealistic, very simplistic view of it. I think he believes that what he does is justice, whether or not it actually is. Or when it is, or why it is. I think he equates punishment with justice. Though he is quickest to act when his own loved ones are the ones who he feels needs championing.

[cinsangel]

I think that was his style. He wanted to go for the theatrical. And Publicly humiliating Steggy was the best. Steggy was so used to sweeping things under the carpet and playing the 'If I cant see it, it didn't happen" game with himself. Hook knew that if he made this a public flooging, Steg would never recover.
Hook is a devious SOB. I don't hink he is a picture of viture. Hook is in control, charming, Devious, slick and plays by his own morality which is so strong it sometimes overpowers his sense of right and wrong. You totally hit the nail on the head.