tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717654361377519730.post5813918867861927121..comments2023-06-07T07:18:16.864-07:00Comments on Un-/Employed: Seymour Glass and MeJoseph Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00090686611405364311noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717654361377519730.post-3787040582526428372011-03-10T17:06:38.865-08:002011-03-10T17:06:38.865-08:00Hey - love that last line... :-)Hey - love that last line... :-)emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02089152085097415429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717654361377519730.post-60738986000185234802011-03-08T16:04:50.326-08:002011-03-08T16:04:50.326-08:00Amen. or --
AMEN.Amen. or --<br /><br />AMEN.Joseph Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00090686611405364311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717654361377519730.post-88277922868651879712011-03-08T14:57:53.972-08:002011-03-08T14:57:53.972-08:00I agree. I mean, why the HECK would ANYONE EVER w...I agree. I mean, why the HECK would ANYONE EVER want to be in Hufflepuff? (Sorry for the caps, but there are no italics in comments.)Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708022607046379611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717654361377519730.post-41575276392494458652011-03-08T13:13:54.497-08:002011-03-08T13:13:54.497-08:00I always felt like the "right to choose house...I always felt like the "right to choose house" in HP was a little bit of a cop-out--a necessary one, though. Hermione belongs in Revanclaw and Ron in Hufflepuff.Joseph Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00090686611405364311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717654361377519730.post-55639472683268427062011-03-08T13:05:07.827-08:002011-03-08T13:05:07.827-08:00HP: Hermione, except that I can't figure out w...HP: Hermione, except that I can't figure out why we're not in Ravenclaw.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708022607046379611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717654361377519730.post-3328660036560729242011-03-08T13:00:33.962-08:002011-03-08T13:00:33.962-08:00As far as I'm concerned, "East of Eden&qu...As far as I'm concerned, "East of Eden" only really has one villain, because it has one of the very greatest of all villains, and what a scary day it would be when you identify with her! On the other hand, it's hard not to identify with someone like, say, Tom Riddle when you get the back story. The bad guy's "why" always makes a huge difference for me. I'm reminded for some reason of "Silence of the Lambs." (I need to read that one again. Fantastic thriller! I recommend it.) Oh, yeah! And "The Godfather."Joseph Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00090686611405364311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717654361377519730.post-61080807674877909882011-03-08T12:49:06.780-08:002011-03-08T12:49:06.780-08:00Oh I don't know. Take "East of Eden"...Oh I don't know. Take "East of Eden" for example. We're clearly supposed to identify with Cal, but if I were in the story, I'd probably be more of an Aron myself. He's not exactly a villain, but he doesn't get much sympathy.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708022607046379611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717654361377519730.post-79970766807300457982011-03-08T12:31:07.365-08:002011-03-08T12:31:07.365-08:00Yes, but I can't remember which book it was. ...Yes, but I can't remember which book it was. What are you reading? I had a similar experience years ago when I read "Fight Club" (don't bother, by the way), and found myself identifying with the protagonist and the antagonist which, as it turned out in the end, were the same person, but not in the man v self way, but the man v man way. Crazy book.Joseph Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00090686611405364311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717654361377519730.post-69065988228866543282011-03-08T12:22:12.064-08:002011-03-08T12:22:12.064-08:00Clearly this does open you up to psychoanalysis. ...Clearly this does open you up to psychoanalysis. Fortunately, I don't have any idea how to do that.<br /><br />While I'm at it, have you ever read a book in which you found yourself identifying with the "villain"? It's a very odd experience.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708022607046379611noreply@blogger.com