(urth) Like a good Neighbor

[Sergei SOLOVIEV]

James Wynn wrote:
>
>>> David Stockhoff wrote (21-11-2011 15:25):
>>> Why do you think a death here harms the story?
>
> On 11/21/2011 4:01 PM, Sergei SOLOVIEV wrote:
>> Because it is undermining his second "resurrection" - central to the 
>> book - his spirit
>> passing into the body of Silk and guiding him to Blue.
>
> No. It only *necessarily* undermines a particular reading of that event.
> On the first reading, the audience assumes that Horn made it to Green 
> and is then transported to Silk.
> But the narrator has said throughout the book that he horribly failed 
> in his task. Understanding that Horn failed in his quest even before 
> reaching Pajarocu. Just as we thought the narrator of LS was a 
> omniscient narrator but turned out to be a couple of kids who went to 
> Silk's school, we find out eventually the narrator of SS is not Horn 
> but someone else. In this case, the second resurrection is caused to 
> make sense because we realize that  the Horn who went to Green, who 
> negotiated with the Neighbors, is not human.
> A changeling has been inserted into the story.

If a changeling was inserted, it is not interesting for the history of 
humans. Of neighbours,
maybe...
>
> On 11/21/2011 4:06 PM, Sergei SOLOVIEV wrote:
>> I think Gerry is often in the role of "underdog" - you are many, and 
>> it looks like (for a participant
>> who has no animosity or personal interest to take sides) you often 
>> immediately
>> (and aggressively)  support
>> each other just from friendship or whatever - 
>
> Gerry is a provocative fellow. I have many times proclaimed that I 
> just won't read is posts. I'm pretty sure I've read posts from both 
> David and Lee that declare the same. But then I'll note that he has 
> asked a really good question and I respond to. But it invariably comes 
> to the fact that Gerry's approach to Wolfe is so alien to mine and so 
> useless to mine, that he takes such open pleasure in being ornery, 
> that every time I just kick myself for being engaged again. He's like 
> a crazy girlfriend I once had.

Possible, but in the group it is customary to praise each other, and it 
creates a (sometimes
false) impression of the strength of arguments. He tries all the time to 
present an independent
opinion.

S.
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