Dorcas as outcast?

Greene, Carlton28 Sep 1999, 14:34original

Has anyone discussed the message "strike" imprinted on the lead shot that Dorcas vomits up in III? It reminded me of the greek ritual of ostracism, where people mark symbols on a piece of pottery to indicate their vote for or against banishment. Is it possible that the word represents a judgment of some sort? If so, that might explain the dreams Dorcas reports in which she is shopping and realizes that everyone looks upon her with hate -- I think she even reports that the looks of the people express the idea that she has no right to be there among them, and is something unclean.

Kuhlmann, Kurt28 Sep 1999, 13:09original

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I took it as simply the same thing as painting "Dear Adolf" on a bomb during WWII -- the lead shot is inscribed with the word "strike" to help send it on its way and make it a more effective missile. In other words, the lead shot wasn't specifically intended for Dorcas. It was simply sling-stone ammunition that was also handy for weighting corpses before throwing them in the lake.

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-----Original Message----- From: Greene, Carlton [mailto:CGreene2 at hunton.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 12:34 PM To: urth at lists.best.com Subject: (urth) Dorcas as outcast? Has anyone discussed the message "strike" imprinted on the lead shot that Dorcas vomits up in III? It reminded me of the greek ritual of ostracism, where people mark symbols on a piece of pottery to indicate their vote for or against banishment. Is it possible that the word represents a judgment of some sort? If so, that might explain the dreams Dorcas reports in which she is shopping and realizes that everyone looks upon her with hate -- I think she even reports that the looks of the people express the idea that she has no right to be there among them, and is something unclean. and other works

Ron Hale-Evans28 Sep 1999, 12:28original

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At 01:09 PM 9/28/99 -0600, you wrote: I took it as simply the same thing as painting "Dear Adolf" on a bomb during WWII -- the lead shot is inscribed with the word "strike" to help send it on its way and make it a more effective missile. In other words, the lead shot wasn't specifically intended for Dorcas. It was simply sling-stone ammunition that was also handy for weighting corpses before throwing them in the lake.

Or perhaps it was a brand name, or a maker's mark. Greetings, all -- new to the list. Ron H-E

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