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* Why was the mother unable to let go and stop singing to her son throughout Robert Munsch's ''Love You Forever''? Remember that Robert himself had ''two'' stillborn children, and how ''he'' would sing the song to them? [[AuthorAvatar It seems the mother represents the author himself after his losses]], [[WishFulfillment as well as his wishes?]] Of how it seems he'd want ''his'' kids to sing the song back to him when ''he's'' old and sick, and maybe ''his own'' kids singing to ''their'' children?
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* Why was the mother unable to let go and stop singing to her son throughout Robert Munsch's ''Love You Forever''? Remember that Robert himself had ''two'' stillborn children, and how he stated that ''he'' would sing the song to them? his dead babies? [[AuthorAvatar It seems Doesn't it seem like the mother in the story represents the author himself after his losses]], losses and his apparent thoughts as the child grows up]], [[WishFulfillment as well as his wishes?]] Of how it seems he'd want ''his'' kids to sing the song back to him when ''he's'' old and sick, and maybe ''his own'' kids singing to ''their'' children?
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* Why was the mother unable to let go and stop singing to her son throughout Robert Munsch's ''Love You Forever''? Remember that Robert himself had ''two'' stillborn children, and how ''he'' would sing the song to them? [[AuthorAvatar It seems the mother represents the author himself after his losses]], [[WishFulfillment as well as his wishes?]] Of how it seems he'd want ''his'' kids to sing the song back to him when ''he's'' old and sick, and maybe ''his own'' kids singing to ''their'' children?
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* In H. P. Lovecraft's "The Shadow out of Time," Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee refers to the "atomic-engined vehicles" that the Yithians drive as "cars." The Great Race was established as a "fascistic socialis[t]" civilization, which, for the purposes of the story, meant that the government was very small and limited civilians' voting privileges, but all wealth and resources were distributed evenly, as evidenced by the "abundant leisure time" and apparent lack of poverty. That a collectivist society would rely on automobiles as the default mode of transportation struck me as odd. Designing cities for automobiles instead of persons is horrible civil engineering, and it simply didn't make sense that the Yithian government would do that rather than develop some form of public transit. Later, it occurred to me that instead of each citizen driving in its own separate vehicle, the Yithians probably carpooled frequently. For all the reader knows, the "atomic-engined vehicles" could be comparable to Fred Schneider's "Chrysler that seats about twenty," and the Yithians could have only two or three cars per neighborhood. Sharing rides on a regular basis would enrich the civilians' social lives, which would serve as an intangible source of fulfillment and encourage further civic engagement. --Slothbeetle
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* In H. P. Lovecraft's "The Shadow out of Time," Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee refers to the "atomic-engined vehicles" that the Yithians drive as "cars." The Great Race was established as a "fascistic socialis[t]" civilization, which, for the purposes of the story, meant that the government was very small and limited civilians' voting privileges, but all wealth and resources were distributed evenly, as evidenced by the "abundant leisure time" and apparent lack of poverty. That a collectivist society would rely on automobiles as the default mode of transportation struck me as seems odd. Designing cities for automobiles instead of persons is horrible civil engineering, and it simply didn't doesn't make sense that the Yithian government would do that rather than develop some form of public transit. Later, it occurred to me However, it's entirely possible that instead of each citizen driving in its own separate vehicle, the Yithians probably carpooled carpool frequently. For all the reader knows, the "atomic-engined vehicles" could be comparable to Fred Schneider's "Chrysler that seats about twenty," and the Yithians could have only two or three cars per neighborhood. Sharing rides on a regular basis would enrich the civilians' social lives, which would serve as an intangible source of fulfillment and encourage further civic engagement. --Slothbeetle
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** Shared or privately-owned, cars also make sense for the Yithians because their conical bodies don't have any legs, but glide along on a wide "foot" like snails do. They probably can't move very fast without a vehicle, so would need cars for emergencies or long-distance trips.
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* A nonfiction example, here. I first read ''[[Literature/GodelEscherBachAnEternalGoldenBraid Gödel, Escher, Bach]]'' about ten years ago. At the time, I'd thought that [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/ethanhein/2479435076/ the cover]] was just a clever way of showing the book's initials (the subtitle is "an Eternal Golden Braid"). This morning, walking to work, it finally occurred to me that it's a visual metaphor for the book itself, that math (Gödel), art (Escher) and music (Bach) can act as shadows of the same difficult-to-express ideas. Since the book consists largely of presenting concepts (e.g., recursion) in the forms of math (recursive functions), art (Escher's "Drawing Hands") and music (certain fugues), the cover perfectly describes the contents. - [=grendelkhan=]
* A nonfiction example, here. I first read ''[[Literature/GodelEscherBachAnEternalGoldenBraid Gödel, Escher, Bach]]'' about ten years ago. At the time, I'd thought that [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/ethanhein/2479435076/ the cover]] was just a clever way of showing the book's initials (the subtitle is "an Eternal Golden Braid"). This morning, walking to work, it finally occurred to me that it's a visual metaphor for the book itself, that math (Gödel), art (Escher) and music (Bach) can act as shadows of the same difficult-to-express ideas. Since the book consists largely of presenting concepts (e.g., recursion) in the forms of math (recursive functions), art (Escher's "Drawing Hands") and music (certain fugues), the cover perfectly describes the contents. - [=grendelkhan=]
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* In H. P. Lovecraft's "The Shadow out of Time," Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee refers to the "atomic-engined vehicles" that the Yithians drive as "cars." The Great Race was established as a "fascistic socialis[t]" civilization, which, for the purposes of the story, meant that the government was very small and limited civilians' voting privileges, but all wealth and resources were distributed evenly, as evidenced by the "abundant leisure time" and apparent lack of poverty. That a collectivist society would rely on automobiles as the default mode of transportation struck me as odd. Designing cities for automobiles instead of persons is horrible civil engineering, and it simply didn't make sense that the Yithian government would do that rather than develop some form of public transit. Later, it occurred to me that instead of each citizen driving in its own separate vehicle, the Yithians probably carpooled frequently. For all the reader knows, the "atomic-engined vehicles" could be comparable to Fred Schneider's "Chrysler that seats about twenty," and the Yithians could have only two or three cars per neighborhood. Sharing rides on a regular basis would enrich the civilians' social lives, which would serve as an intangible source of fulfillment and encourage further civic engagement. --Slothbeetle
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* I was reading Creator/HPLovecraft's ''The Whisperer In Darkness'' and happened to notice that at one point in Akeley's last letter, The Outer Ones are briefly referred to as "we" instead of "they" mid-sentence: the specific phrase is "we have rudimentary vocal organs". I don't know if this is present in every printed version of the story, and it could well be the editing mistake I initially took it as... But of course, given the ending, it's entirely possible this could be a revealing slip-up by the ''real'' author of the letter, which the narrator himself apparently missed. - Tropers/MikeK
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* I was reading re-reading Creator/HPLovecraft's ''The Whisperer In Darkness'' and happened to notice that at one point in Akeley's last letter, The Outer Ones are briefly referred to as "we" in first person instead of "they" mid-sentence: third person: the specific phrase is "we "Telepathy is '''their''' usual means of discourse, though '''we''' have rudimentary vocal organs". I don't know if this is present organs..." This seems like something that could be an editing mistake, and apparently certain editions of the story have it as the seemingly more correct "''they'' have rudimentary vocal organs"... But earlier in every printed version of the story, and it could well be the editing narrator points out a more blatant mistake I initially took it as... But in another of course, given Akeley's letters, where Akeley seemingly misspells his own last name, so it's likely the switch in pronouns was deliberate foreshadowing of the ending, it's entirely possible this could be a revealing slip-up by the ''real'' author of the letter, which the narrator himself apparently missed. missed. - Tropers/MikeK
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** The sick child story is apocryphal, made up by Williams fans. Williams himself said it was about his friend, a black fisherman. The wheelbarrow was parked outside the fisherman's home. Williams, walking in the rain, passed by and thought it looked beautiful. Is this the straight goods, or was the poet having us on?
