Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 08:31:45 -0500
From: James Jordan 
Subject: RE: (urth) 5HC a good introduction to wolfe? (was Washington 

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At 04:48 PM 4/17/2002, you wrote:

>Perhaps even more to the point, the story strikes me as *much* more
>chilling if we take it as Wolfe recognizing this potential in
>himself.
>
>Jerry Friedman

I guess so. But my point, and I think Wolfe's, was "theological" and 
thematic. No. 5 is Everyman -- eschatological humanity moving toward 
"antichrist" -- apart from grace. No. 5's real name could be "James Jordan" 
or "Jerry Friedman" or even "Alice Turner." ;-)
         I suspect "antichrist" may be thematically more important than 
I've previously thought. Recall that Christ died for others, whereas the 
people in 5HC are constantly making others die for them. Christ reached out 
to others and taught that he who would be great must be servant of all, the 
opposite of what the powerful people in the first and third novellas are doing.

FWIW.

Nutria


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At 04:48 PM 4/17/2002, you wrote:


Perhaps even more to the point, the
story strikes me as *much* more

chilling if we take it as Wolfe recognizing this potential in

himself.


Jerry Friedman


I guess so. But my point, and I think Wolfe's, was
"theological" and thematic. No. 5 is Everyman -- eschatological
humanity moving toward "antichrist" -- apart from grace. No.
5's real name could be "James Jordan" or "Jerry
Friedman" or even "Alice Turner." ;-)

        I suspect
"antichrist" may be thematically more important than I've
previously thought. Recall that Christ died for others, whereas the
people in 5HC are constantly making others die for them. Christ reached
out to others and taught that he who would be great must be servant of
all, the opposite of what the powerful people in the first and third
novellas are doing.


FWIW.


Nutria



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