Mason and Dixon as Characters (was NPPF -- Why care about Kinbote?)

[davemarc]

From: Malignd <malignd at yahoo.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 11:29 AM
Subject: Re: Mason and Dixon as Characters (was NPPF -- Why care about
Kinbote?)


> <<I cared about Mason and Dixon as characters. I don't
> agree that they're "two-dimensional effigies.">>
>
> Quick now:  which one was Mason, which Dixon?
>
This is like a bold challenge me to tell the difference between grey and
red. As I'm not color-blind, the difference is very clear to me, as it is to
many other readers who care about the characters. We all have our aesthetic
likes and dislikes -- why get all aggro about them?

d.