Long Sun puzzles

cilluff1 at optonline.net · 23 Oct 2002, 17:37 · from urth-v0210.mbox · original

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From: "cilluff1 at optonline.net" <cilluff1 at optonline.net>
Subject: RE: (urth) Long Sun puzzles
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 13:37:20 -0400
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James Wynn (Crush) wrote:

"Half to
himself he muttered, 'She didn't-not forever=3D2E Not even as long as I=3D2=
E'
Orchid turned to look at him=3D2E 'No, she didn't=3D2E Now shut up=3D2E'"
LS1:10

My question is: She didn't what? Kill herself? Orchid never seems to doubt=
=3D

that she killed herself so why would she say "she didn't"=3D2E Anyway, you =
c=3D
an't
kill yourself forever and Silk hasn't done that=3D2E What is Silk talking a=
b=3D
out
and why doesn't Orchid want him saying it? This statement with it's iambic=
=3D

meter smells like an extra-literary quote=3D2E>>>

Later in LS, in the scene where Silk tells Orchid how he knew Orpine was
her daughter this comment is made clear=3D2E  Orpines, we learn in this sce=
n=3D
e,
are also known as "live forevers," so Silk's comment is a reference to the=
=3D

irony of Orpine's name -- Orpine, unlike what her name would suggest, did
not "live forever=3D2E"  Orchid, as Orpine's mother, was aware of the "live
forever" meaning to Orpine's name, and so she picked up on Silk's comment=
=3D2E=3D

At least, this is my understanding of it=3D2E

Regards,
Joe


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