Obviously
"Not always so obvious, a great work. You know what I am saying, Mem? What is this mumbo-jumbo? No head, no tail. Very bad-lah. But it has got its claws into you just the same" (226).
Reflecting on the Ern Malley affair, I'm reminded of "The Emperor's New Clothes." Do we see what we want to see in what we read, or are we led there by somebody who claims to know better than us, so we go along, not wanting to seem foolish for not seeing how great something is?
The Hyde-Hyde-Hide Connection
Another random thought: I have been distracted by the irony of Hyde's being drawn to write about tricksters, partially because of the Dr. Jekyll association of his name, partially because of the homonym association. (HOMOPHONE! I outwitted myself again. HOMOPHONE!)
Reflecting on the Ern Malley affair, I'm reminded of "The Emperor's New Clothes." Do we see what we want to see in what we read, or are we led there by somebody who claims to know better than us, so we go along, not wanting to seem foolish for not seeing how great something is?
The Hyde-Hyde-Hide Connection
Another random thought: I have been distracted by the irony of Hyde's being drawn to write about tricksters, partially because of the Dr. Jekyll association of his name, partially because of the homonym association. (HOMOPHONE! I outwitted myself again. HOMOPHONE!)
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