LPPM MMV "Cleanth"

[Tim Strzechowski]

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> But why "out of pity"?  Let me know ...
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"Pity" presupposes that the subject in question has a character flaw that
s/he underestimates, or perhaps is unaware of.  The Aristotalean use of
"pity and fear" in tragedy, of course, refers to the protagonist's inability
to discern that which may/will cause a downfall (or be an undoing).
Relevance??

>> "'Hi,' Siegel said. 'My name is Cleanth but my friends call me Siegel,
out of
>> pity.'" (MMV, p. 4)

The suggestion here is that "Cleanth" is a name (identity? text?) that
expresses TRUTH regarding this character, yet others feel the need to impose
"Siegel" because they perceive a truth beyond that which the speaker does.
The brilliant irony here, quite honestly, is that "Siegel" is the character
through whom this is quoted ... and, even better, an author is the voice
through whom "Siegel" speaks!