SLSL "TSR" - climax, anti-climax

[Paul Mackin]

On Thu, 2002-12-05 at 20:06, Elainemmbell at aol.com wrote:
> 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."

I gotta remember that strategy. Thanks.

P.