GRGR(30): The Vacuum

Jeremy Osner jeremy at xyris.com
Mon Jun 26 11:40:13 CDT 2000


Paul Mackin wrote:

> Maybe a world empty of these previous cares feels like a
> vacuum.

Yes, that sounds right. The fact that she is asking herself this question
makes her seem fully aware of this transition from non-freedom to freedom.
OTOH her interaction with Enzian (outside the moment where she is laughing
like she used to) seems to me anything but free -- heavy political overtones.

Jeremy




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