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strange dream in A Borrowed Man

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Marc Aramini29 Mar 2018, 13:37as archived
strange dream in A Borrowed Man
I also believe that Wolfe's works are self-contained and separate for the most part, but as I was trying to work through the significance of a dream in "A Borrowed Man" I think perhaps just one time Wolfe might have broken his usual modus operandi. (This dream still might apply to events in A Borrowed Man, but I think it does something more) - "Only to dream about wrestling a monster with a man's head at one end and an ape's at the other end, and one hell of a lot of arms. This desperate struggle was in a grave thinly disguised as a wormhole through Mars. A wormhole that was already starting to flood. I guess they have a lot of water on Mars, when you are dreaming." (50) I am still going to try to apply this dream to the text, but it strikes me as far more metacommentary than usual, given my thesis for the book of the short sun, in which I argue that Blue is in fact a flooded Mars. Apes, wormholes, and multi-limbed beings all feature in the solar cycle. Perhaps just once Wofle felt his puzzle was a little bit too hard. However, we will see if I can do something with this in the context of A Borrowed Man.
Norwood, Frederick Hudson29 Mar 2018, 13:40as archived
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I agree that this is a reference to Blue, but I think it is also a reference to ERB?s Barsoom, with the apes and the multi-limbed beings. Rick Norwood From: Urth [mailto:urth-bounces at lists.urth.net] On Behalf Of Marc Aramini Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2018 9:38 AM To: The Urth Mailing List <urth at lists.urth.net> Subject: (urth) strange dream in A Borrowed Man I also believe that Wolfe's works are self-contained and separate for the most part, but as I was trying to work through the significance of a dream in "A Borrowed Man" I think perhaps just one time Wolfe might have broken his usual modus operandi. (This dream still might apply to events in A Borrowed Man, but I think it does something more) - "Only to dream about wrestling a monster with a man's head at one end and an ape's at the other end, and one hell of a lot of arms. This desperate struggle was in a grave thinly disguised as a wormhole through Mars. A wormhole that was already starting to flood. I guess they have a lot of water on Mars, when you are dreaming." (50) I am still going to try to apply this dream to the text, but it strikes me as far more metacommentary than usual, given my thesis for the book of the short sun, in which I argue that Blue is in fact a flooded Mars. Apes, wormholes, and multi-limbed beings all feature in the solar cycle. Perhaps just once Wofle felt his puzzle was a little bit too hard. However, we will see if I can do something with this in the context of A Borrowed Man.
Marc Aramini29 Mar 2018, 13:44as archived
↳ in reply to Norwood, Frederick Hudson
Of course - blue was always referencing barsoom anyway ;)
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On Thursday, March 29, 2018, Norwood, Frederick Hudson < NORWOODR at mail.etsu.edu> wrote: I agree that this is a reference to Blue, but I think it is also a reference to ERB?s Barsoom, with the apes and the multi-limbed beings. Rick Norwood From: Urth [mailto:urth-bounces at lists.urth.net] *On Behalf Of *Marc Aramini Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2018 9:38 AM To: The Urth Mailing List <urth at lists.urth.net> Subject: (urth) strange dream in A Borrowed Man I also believe that Wolfe's works are self-contained and separate for the most part, but as I was trying to work through the significance of a dream in "A Borrowed Man" I think perhaps just one time Wolfe might have broken his usual modus operandi. (This dream still might apply to events in A Borrowed Man, but I think it does something more) - "Only to dream about wrestling a monster with a man's head at one end and an ape's at the other end, and one hell of a lot of arms. This desperate struggle was in a grave thinly disguised as a wormhole through Mars. A wormhole that was already starting to flood. I guess they have a lot of water on Mars, when you are dreaming." (50) I am still going to try to apply this dream to the text, but it strikes me as far more metacommentary than usual, given my thesis for the book of the short sun, in which I argue that Blue is in fact a flooded Mars. Apes, wormholes, and multi-limbed beings all feature in the solar cycle. Perhaps just once Wofle felt his puzzle was a little bit too hard. However, we will see if I can do something with this in the context of A Borrowed Man.
Marc Aramini29 Mar 2018, 13:46as archived
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Normally I would try to apply this dream strictly to understanding something about the plot of borrowed man. That gestalt beast through the door, for example.

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