(urth) The Devil in a Forest
James B. Jordan
jbjordan4 at cox.net
Tue May 19 10:53:41 PDT 2009
At 09:30 AM 5/19/2009, you wrote:
>I think there is more to it than just how sneaky his propaganda is.
>Sure, Wolfe is propagandizing, as always---but he doesn't just
>propagandize for a narrow segment of the political spectrum, and he
>rarely makes things as black and white and baldly allegorical as you
>seem to suggest. Rather, he asks questions and examines the moral
>aspects of the range of answers.
To be sure. And remember, tDiaF is written for teens, not adults. I
doubt if there is any teen fiction anywhere that does not try to
educate in some direction.
In fact, I doubt if there is any fiction anywhere that does not come
from some perspective, and therefore can be said to propagandize for
that perspective.
For instance, I don't think Wolfe wrote the Severian quintet in order
to propagandize, but it is certainly the case that he is presenting
the notion that resurrection and a new world can only come on the
other side of very serious destruction and judgment, brought about in
response to serious malfeasance; and that it is the God who sent the
Theoanthropos long ago who does this kind of thing. It's not a
Santa-claus cozy liberal Christianity, but it is a Christian
viewpoint. A "severe Christian" who writes a story about serious
matters is just going to write in this manner.
FWIW
Nutria
James B. Jordan
Director, Biblical Horizons
Box 1096
Niceville, FL 32588
http://www.biblicalhorizons.com
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