In a message dated 8/29/01 5:06:15 AM,
kvnsmith@thrillingdetective.com writes:
<< to simply dismiss Marlowe as some moralizing, racist
sexist is to completely misread the character >>
I rather agree with Kevin on this and, for the record, I am
of the female persuasion. If you dismiss Marlowe, you have to
dismiss Travis, too, and that would be a shame. Why can't we
read these wonderful stories in the context of the time in
which they were written? Do you think those writing books
today know what the standards and conventions will be 50
years from now? Do you think we really care?
Jean Heller
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