Re: Everybody is a Nun


Subject: Re: Everybody is a Nun
AntiUtopia@aol.com
Date: Sun Jan 23 2000 - 19:01:53 EST


In a message dated 1/23/00 4:57:11 PM Eastern Standard Time,
tangerineness@hotmail.com writes:

> That it's not limited to
> a few people who grow up under the conditions the Glass family does. Maybe
> that line "Everyone is a nun" simply means that everyone gets close to god
> (or God) more than they realize, but that, like nuns, we need to realize
> that we can't know god completely, as some people might try to, and see
that
>
> we are all students, who can never understand everything, not teachers. I
am
>
> being forced off this computer, but hopefully will get a chance to
continue
> this later.
> Catherine
> _____________

I think that's part of it. I think we probably need to contextualize the
"everyone is a nun" comment within the story too. There was one real nun in
the story. What happened to her? What were her characteristics? How did
DDS learn that everyone is just like her?

Jim

PS very nice thread you have going here :)
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