M & D Deep Duck 2 and the Imp

alice malice alicewmalice at gmail.com
Mon Jan 12 19:29:00 CST 2015


I read it differently. First, there is the narrative btwixt the
letters. So the letters are not merely dropped in by an imp. The
narrative exposes the thought of Dixon as he composed and then those
of Mason as he read Dixon's letter. Next we have Mason's reply. To
ignore the passage betwixt the letters and call it a drop in the
mailbox, or attribute them to the mid of the author seems a stretch at
best.

On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 5:31 AM, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:
> No that we are finished with Chap 1,--just wait; I'm not-- but I think it
> is time for a fresh slate for new responses.
>
> Chap 2. Two letters dropped in like they showed up in our mailboxes.
> No framing by either narrator. So, the overarching mind behind the story had
> to do it, right?
> That mind is setting up the first reactions of Mason & Dixon each to the other
> in some kind of 'objective' way; Cherrycoke could only hear about the letters
> unless they would show him, but that would be later.
> And what do we learn?     ----they both admit their relationship was
> founded on Deception and Misperception!!
>  "Imps of the Apprehensive"--see Imp of the Perverse, Poe...
>
> The Imp of the Perverse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Imp_of_the_Perverse
>
> Wikipedia
> The Imp of the Perverse is a metaphor for the urge to do exactly the
> wrong thing in a given situation for the sole reason that it is
> possible for wrong to be done.
>
>
> The Imp of the Perverse (1845) - Wikipedia
> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Imp_of_the_Perverse_(short_story)
>
> Wikipedia
> "The Imp of the Perverse" is a short story that begins as an essay
> written by 19th- century American author and critic Edgar Allan Poe.
> It discusses the narrator's ...
>
> The Imp of the Perverse by Edgar Allan Poe - Poestories.com
> poestories.com/read/imp
> The full text of The Imp of the Perverse by Edgar Allan Poe, with
> vocabulary words and definitions.
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