We don’t really care about Kinbote ...

[Paul Mackin]

On Tue, 2003-07-08 at 22:51, Terrance wrote:
> an excellent post from David FQ Morris. 
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> NO! Not We. 
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> "Used instead of I, especially by a writer wishing to maintain an
> impersonal tone."
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> --Encyclopedia of American Literary Criticism,  Newbore Leans Press,
> 2003
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> Oh come on you guys ...  you can do better than that. 
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> Why don't we care about Kinbote? 
> Why do we?


I, we, and you care about Kinbote because Kinbote is essential to
finding out what probably happens (objectively happens)  and what
probably doesn't happen. His manner of providing this information is
quite funny if not very endearing.

p.