I rode a tank, held a general's rank, when the blitzkrieg raged
Eric Rosenbloom
ericr at sadlier.com
Tue Mar 27 16:40:24 CST 2001
David Morris wrote:
>
> >From: Eric Rosenbloom
> >Jesus is universally admired by Christians yet they re-enact and share in
> >his death at every mass. Similarly, Frankenstein's monster sticks it to his
> >creator, which the populace wants, but then must be exiled. And King Kong
> >sticks it to his exploiters, but then must die. A book shows a possible
> >world, but then must be closed. As the expression of the repressed id, the
> >Badass is both cheered and feared, adored and hated. His chaos is welcomed
> >for a while as a welcome break from routine, but then his end is equally
> >welcomed.
>
> Ok, but the story usually has those who want to do away with the Badass and
> those who cheer him on.
Part of me wants him, part of me don't. I take one side, you take
t'other. All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely
players. We all in the author's head.
Yours, too.
--
Eric R
P.S. Excuse the riffing, I'm goin' home, boys, I'm goin' home . . .
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