----- Original Message ----- From: "Frederick Zackel" <
fzackel@wcnet.org>
> Aristotle in his "Poetics" said the audience should
feel fear and pity for
> the inevitable plight of the tragic hero. We should
feel pity because we
> can see ourselves in his shoes. We should feel fear
because we can see
> ourselves in his shoes.
>
> Kafka said a book was an axe to chop the ice from
our hearts. And Gregor
> Samsa died from a lack of compassion from his own
family.
Maybe they couldn't find enough pairs of shoes.
Al
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