I've been sitting on the sidelines of the sidekick talk, but
I can't resist mentioning the fact that Parker has a PhD in
English. Considering when he recieved the degree, I'd be
willing to bet he read Leslie Fiedler's LOVE AND DEATH IN THE
AMERICAN NOVEL or at least had some idea of what it was
about. We can carry the light/dark hero/sidekick idea right
back to Natty Bumppo if we want to, and while Parker would
probably shudder if we said that the real love story in his
books was the one between Hawk and Spenser, how far off would
we be? I'll go back to lurking now.
Bill Crider
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