Re: RARA-AVIS: Flitcraft Parable (was G.I., P.I.)
Mark Sullivan (ANONYMEINC@webtv.net)
Sun, 27 Dec 1998 11:23:12 -0500 (EST)
Fred, you made some very interesting points, but I'm going to
focus on
the Flitcraft Parable. The "beams falling" part of the story
certainly
supports your thoughts, but I've always been fascinated by
the
continuation of the story, when the beams stop falling. It's so
open to
interpretation. For instance, Spade's take on it is never
clear, he
strictly reports the facts. So we never know if this is a
warning
against complacencey or, maybe, simply an observation on
adaptability.
The Flitcraft parable is my favorite of Hamett's interior
stories, like
the dream in Glass Key and what was it, cannibals, in Thin
Man?
Mark
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