The Triangle of Loyalty

American Woman

This flow traces Jenny’s overlapping attachments to William, Rob Frazer, and Pauline, and the changing kinds of closeness each relationship permits.

increasing

Bearing strength in each event

decreasing

An Old Circle An Old Circle from "American Woman". An Old Circle Friendship and Attraction Jenny shares a political circle with William and Rob Frazer, whose persistence sometimes feels like pressure.

An Old Circle from "American Woman". An Old Circle Friendship and Attraction Jenny shares a political circle with William and Rob Frazer, whose persistence sometimes feels like pressure.

An Old Circle Friendship and Attraction Jenny shares a political circle with William and Rob Frazer, whose persistence sometimes feels like pressure. Her bond with William becomes central, while Rob Frazer’s desire for her remains present but unresolved. A Hidden Possibility Their friendships contain emotional currents that none of them openly settle.

The Hilltop Reunion The Hilltop Reunion from "American Woman". The Hilltop Reunion Familiarity Returns After the surprise at Rhinecliff, Jenny and Rob Frazer meet privately above the river valley.

The Hilltop Reunion from "American Woman". The Hilltop Reunion Familiarity Returns After the surprise at Rhinecliff, Jenny and Rob Frazer meet privately above the river valley.

The Hilltop Reunion Familiarity Returns After the surprise at Rhinecliff, Jenny and Rob Frazer meet privately above the river valley. The old intensity returns, but so do resentment, embarrassment, and the fact that each has lived apart from the other. Love with Conditions Rob Frazer invokes William’s trust to justify his role in Jenny’s life, a reassurance that both comforts and hurts her.

The Farmhouse Alliance The Farmhouse Alliance from "American Woman". The Farmhouse Alliance Uneasy Company Jenny arrives at the farmhouse isolated among the three survivors, who seem bound by grief and suspicion.

The Farmhouse Alliance from "American Woman". The Farmhouse Alliance Uneasy Company Jenny arrives at the farmhouse isolated among the three survivors, who seem bound by grief and suspicion.

The Farmhouse Alliance Uneasy Company Jenny arrives at the farmhouse isolated among the three survivors, who seem bound by grief and suspicion. Rob Frazer’s visits give Jenny intermittent companionship but do not make their relationship secure. A Small Comfort A quiet apology and a held hand briefly make Jenny feel allied with someone again.

The Choice to Stay The Choice to Stay from "American Woman". The Choice to Stay A Risk Taken Together After Pauline admits she has been assigned to recruit Jenny, Jenny agrees to help with the robbery plan.

The Choice to Stay from "American Woman". The Choice to Stay A Risk Taken Together After Pauline admits she has been assigned to recruit Jenny, Jenny agrees to help with the robbery plan.

The Choice to Stay A Risk Taken Together After Pauline admits she has been assigned to recruit Jenny, Jenny agrees to help with the robbery plan. She distrusts the explanation, yet responds to Pauline’s plea and the prospect of not leaving her alone. Attachment and Danger The decision deepens their closeness while binding Jenny to a crime she has resisted.

The Prison Separation The Prison Separation from "American Woman". The Prison Separation A Bond Recast Jenny and Pauline are arrested and held separately, ending their shared flight without resolving its meaning.

The Prison Separation from "American Woman". The Prison Separation A Bond Recast Jenny and Pauline are arrested and held separately, ending their shared flight without resolving its meaning.

The Prison Separation A Bond Recast Jenny and Pauline are arrested and held separately, ending their shared flight without resolving its meaning. Jenny first interprets Pauline’s testimony as betrayal, then struggles to recognize the care and coercion mixed into their history. A Private Afterlife Letters, memories, and imagined scenes continue the relationship where direct contact cannot.

Before William’s arrest

June 1974

The first weeks of the refuge

Late summer 1974

After their arrest