Like a good Neighbor

James Wynn · 22 Nov 2011, 17:24 · from 2011-November.txt.gz

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From: crushtv at gmail.com (James Wynn)
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:24:28 -0600
Subject: (urth) Like a good Neighbor
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On 11/22/2011 7:31 AM, entonio at gmail.com wrote:
>
> Aiui James considers that the definiteness of Horn dying in the pit is 
> an important element in itself - not the death, but its definiteness.

Sure. This is not like the end OBW where Marc believes he detects a 
death. The death on Green is not treated this way.
The narrator makes a big freakin deal over the moment Horn falls in to 
the pit. Saying "Well, there are lots of deaths in this story" doesn't 
cut it for me. I think this is one of the biggest non-secret secrets in 
Wolfe literature. He never waves flags like this. But apparently it 
wasn't enough.

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