He's desperately trying to find his past, and he's still trying to kill Carlos, even though he's forgotten his mission and everything about his life. The novel even says that they talk about ' him more than them, for he was the irrational reason for their being together' (10.44). Part of the problem, maybe, is that we don't ever really get to see Marie doing or thinking about anything except Bourne.

If she's as smart as she's supposed to be, she can surely figure that out.

Yes, Bourne does rescue her when Carlos's goon is raping her, but the only reason she's in danger from Carlos's goons in the first place is because Borne put her right square in Carlos's sights to begin with. She's a strong, assertive, intelligent, practical, independent woman-and she falls head over heels in love with the guy who kidnaps her, hits her, and not only threatens her life but-as we know from Bourne's internal monologue (6.115)-is actually willing to kill her? Partly because of those things, though, it's hard to make sense of her choices. Yes, Marie has a history (she grew up on a farm in Canada), and she's a financial wizard who helps Bourne get through many of his adventures. Bourne may be everyman and nobody, but Marie is one very definite woman. So there you go: she knows what's in her head, and what's in her head is observable, solid data. 'I respect observable data and I can spot inaccuracies,' she says (9.66).

She's beautiful, competent, and unlike Jason Bourne, she doesn't have amnesia, so she actually knows who she is. Jacques is a high-powered economist with the Canadian government.

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