uncritical acceptance

maa32 · 08 Apr 2002, 14:53 · from urth-v0204.mbox · original

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From: maa32 <maa32 at dana.ucc.nau.edu>
Subject: (urth) uncritical acceptance
Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 07:53:36 -0700
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Mark,
As far as the distance, we want to believe it is pretty close because the=20
einhumu have to travel between the two whorls.  It's odd - so many of the=20
claims I've made have been argued against by a literal interpretation of th=
e=20
text - now the distances themselves are called into question.

What purpose does the distorted distance of Green serve the text?  I am=20
claiming that the narrator's inability to recognize the signs that urth is=20
blue (possibly) ties in with the theme of the book: after a long separation=
,=20
both your home and you yourself have changed beyond recognition.  You don't=20
belong to each other anymore.    That's why the narrator can decieve you ab=
out=20
Urth and Blue: to him, they ARE two different places, and his perception ma=
kes=20
it seem so.  For everyone else, he is Silk, even though he seems to be Horn=
. =20
The final words of  his narrative are: "I should not have come home."  Home=20
has changed beyond all recognition, and so has he; they don't belong togeth=
er=20
anymore.

The deceit in the narrators in this book should serve a discernable purpose=20
which can be figured out and set aright.  We can know things that the narra=
tor=20
can't.  However, we can't know to question figures unless there is need to=20
replace them with new ones. Should we really question everything that comes=20
from the second hand account?  What about The Book of the Long Sun?  All of=20
that could be totally bogus.  But we have to believe something.  I think=20
reliability should only be questioned to match an overwhelming theme or=20
message.

Honestly, I think I've accepted the least of what the text actually says of=20
almost anyone. (How many times have I heard: "the text ACTUALLY says ..." t=
o=20
argue against me? I can't believe I've been called a textual literalist!  M=
e!=20
Oh well.

Marc Aramini

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