SLSL "TSR" - climax, anti-climax

[Elainemmbell at aol.com]

A little off-subject--hit delete now if you don't want to talk about growing 
up in an ironic culture.

Talking with my 15-yearold tonight, I realized how completely skeptical she 
and all her friends are of ANY large authority--school, government, church 
(especially Catholic), corporations--  They have grown to thinking age in a 
time where they've seen statesmen defining sex, corporations defining theft, 
and religion defining corruption.  They can hardly think in non-ironic terms 
even thought they're still babies!  What do you think is the literature for 
them?  I suggested 1984  and she asked why I thought it would interest her.  
I said "because you question the values of your world and this author was 
doing that long before you were born".  She said "Cool.  I'll tell my 
friends."

Elaine M.M. Bell, Writer
(860) 523-9225
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