Chasing ... Cutting

[Terrance Flaherty]

Paul Mackin wrote:


> I can see that you are taking the commonsense view that the novel
> is situated at--and starts at--the end of WWII at the beginning of atomic
> age--not, say, in 1938 when the Jewish persecution was getting underway,
> and not at the height of the Vietnam War, and of course I agree. But
> are you leading up to some additional nonliteral truth here as
> well? Curious.
> 
>                         P.

No, avoiding exaggeration, metaphor, and embellishment is
always a good way to convey your understanding of a text to
your reader. Why paint the roses red, said Alice? 

Thanks again, 

PS Oh yes, Lear's fool, The Wyf of Bath, Sweet Jane, Barely
there Clare, Yessenia Perez, and all my other fools and
women thank you.