Subject: Feet
From: LR Pearson, Arts 99 (lp9616@bristol.ac.uk)
Date: Sun Feb 06 2000 - 09:23:42 EST
I have been reading Rilke's "Stories of God" and came across this
interesting passage. It follows an invitation to the charater to join a
literary society.
'"Picture to yourself," I explained with the necessary
seriousness, "Since that time hardly a moment has passed during which I
have not been resigning from some society or other, and yet there are
still societies which, so to speak, contain me."
The young man looked, first with amazement and then with a kind
of respectful pity, AT MY FEET [capitalisation my own]. He must have
seen in them confirmation of my continuous withdrawals, for he nodded
understandingly.'
Now, I realise this is a little tenuous, but I think this is very
interesting in light of Seymour's feelings about the lady who looked at
his feet in the elevator. I don't know quite how to interpret this
link. Is there something particularly significant about feet in German
culture? I would appreciate any ideas on this subject because I can't
seem to stop wondering about it, but I'm not producing any answers.
Thanks, Love Lucy-Ruth
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LR Pearson, Arts 99
lp9616@bristol.ac.uk
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