One Way or Another
David Morris
fqmorris at hotmail.com
Mon Aug 6 22:26:19 CDT 2001
Narcissism is maybe "one way" communication, but the narcisist is the
receiver of the message. He seeks confirmation. He may even concoct to
send himself a message in another person's voice, but the coomunication is
all designed for his/her benefit.
I Like Radio,
David Morris
>JB:Good point. All of the men in this novel are in some way Narcissistic,
>in a broad sense of turning inwards. [...]
>
>What I'm wondering is...if COL49 concerns Communication (in many senses),
>these relationships are definitely of a one-way variety. Isn't there a
>metaphor regarding radios later in the book?
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