ATDTDA (7): From far away, 186-188

[Peter Petto]

Paul Nightingale wrote:

>The belonging/not belonging motif is further developed when the tarot cards
>are discussed. British or West Indian? The question of colonial identity is
>raised, to be interrupted by Lew's attempt to master the "strange deck of
>cards": and this after the location has been described as "a Red Indian
>Stonehenge", but "different" (a Deleuzian moment, in keeping with the
>frequent use of repetition).

I think that the not belonging side of this is underlined by the 
passage describing the West from the windows of the train as it 
travels through New Mexico and on to Galveston. This is a tourist's 
perspective.


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Peter Petto <ppetto at apk.net>
Bay Village, OH