Re: Racial diversity here and possible (probable
Malcolm Lawrence (malcolm@wolfenet.com)
Wed, 12 Aug 1998 22:11:07 -0700
Andrew Charles Kennis wrote:
> Indeed, paying inordinate amount of attention to sociological analysis can
> detract from the focus of the wonder of literary techniques such as
> metaphors. I never meant to suggest anything different. However, that
> still doesn't mean that they don't matter or aren't worth writing,
> talking, or thinking about. I sport, perhaps the overambitious opinion
> that one could have enough mental energy and interest to do both. :shrugs:
I agree wholeheartedly. I'm simply saying that identification with a character is
not and should not be limited by the ways other people label our souls. That said,
sure, we DO have our differences for a veritable plethora of reasons, and those
reasons are worthy of investigation. But at the end of the day, at the end of the
book, at the end of the world, we're all one.
Malcs