(urth) Like a good Neighbor

[Marc Aramini]

--- On Mon, 11/21/11, James Wynn <crushtv at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: James Wynn <crushtv at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: (urth) Like a good Neighbor
> To: "The Urth Mailing List" <urth at lists.urth.net>
> Date: Monday, November 21, 2011, 9:51 AM
> On 11/21/2011 11:31 AM, Gerry Quinn
> wrote:
> > So we have an exact timeline. The long-nosed man
> visited him the day after Krait’s visit, and Krait visited
> for the second time some hours after his astral trip.
> > This confirms what was already clear from the
> “thirst” clue.
> 
> Look, Gerry, I'm willing to debate when he sees the
> Neighbor and why. But not without establishing that Horn has
> died. We simply are not going to agree about the meaning of
> any portion of this scenario or most of the rest of the
> novel without agreement on that. Further discussion is
> pointless.
> 
> I think I understand why people have a problem getting over
> this hurdle, but I can't pretend anymore that I respect
> their Short Sun theories which essentially reflect that they
> have failed to do so. I respect the criticism of many
> Listers who hold that view, but I don't think their
> interpretations are going to help me more fully understand
> what is going on in this novel. I think there is little
> point in discussing Short Sun without agreement on this
> point. It is THE pivotal event as the narrator states, and
> their interpretations fail to appreciate that fact. In a
> very real sense, the novel ends at chapter 8.

I think it's when he says goodbye at the end of OBW, but chapter 8 is the second most pivotal event for me. :) (Both are final, somehow.  Whether it be Babbie who reanimates Horn with his extra soul, or the neighbor tree the island might be composed of, or the greenbuck, something reanimates him)