(urth) The Politics Of Gene Wolfe

[Dan'l Danehy-Oakes]

On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 11:30 AM, Jack Smith <jack.smith.1946 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 4.  Guns frequently appear in Wolfe's contemporary American settings, like
> Castleview and Free Live Free.

...not to mention very prominently in _The Sorcerer's House_.


> Of course, weapons may just be used for dramatic effect.   However, our
> author seems to believe that weapons can be used for good as well as evil.
> No blanket condemnation of lethal force and lethal instruments.

Weapons as such are morally neutral objects. It is their use that is
morally fraught. As the saying goes, "Gods don't kill people;
religious fanatics kill people."

-- 
Dan'l Danehy-Oakes