Ferrie's Manipulation of Oswald
Oswald’s emotional vulnerability is established at the very start of the book, beginning with his troubled childhood and tumultuous family life. Raised in a dysfunctional family, he experiences a lack of stability and support, and as a result, he finds himself harboring a profound sense of isolation and a search for belonging. This psychological need makes him susceptible to those who offer him a semblance of purpose or direction. His time in the Marine Corps further worsens his feelings of alienation, as he struggles to fit in and achieve the recognition he so desperately wants. These early experiences lay the groundwork for Oswald's later susceptibility to manipulation. David Ferrie in part manipulates Oswald by playing into Oswald’s ideological fervor. Oswald's defection to the Soviet Union and his adoption of Marxist beliefs demonstrate his desire to be part of something larger than himself, a revolutionary cause. (You can’t blame him too much. Growing