Appearances of Inire

Ryan Dunn · 29 Jun 2010, 04:51 · from 2010-June.txt.gz

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From: ryan at liftingfaces.com (Ryan Dunn)
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:51:16 -0400
Subject: (urth) Appearances of Inire
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On Jun 29, 2010, at 12:06 AM, John Watkins wrote:

> But why go to the trouble to make a point of a character having monkey-like qualities, which is clearly how Inire is described (at least second or third hand)?
>  
> Motif; red herring.


Also, I argue against/reject the idea of red herrings in a Gene Wolfe novel.

Motif maybe, but a red herring just feels too lazy and convenient. Easier to just leave it alone, find a different descriptor, then.

...ryan
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