It¹s not quite that simple in court you aren¹t stuck with
one narrator who can spin things their way.
I just read Alain Mbanckou¹s African Psycho. I had a certain
level of sympathy for Gregoire as a victim, but I¹d convict
him in a heartbeat. He¹d be one guy I¹d be willing to give
extra time to for evil thoughts. I wouldn¹t recommend it to
anyone who wants their art to be moral, though. Otherwise,
very interesting read. I won¹t say more, as I¹ve yet to write
up my review.
On 2/24/07 12:28 PM, "Frederick Zackel" <
fzackel@wcnet.org> wrote:
>
>
> And 90% of the students don't get it: because he is
the only narrator, they
> sympathize with Montressor. Fortunado MUST HAVE
REALLY DESERVED TO BE
> WALLED UP, else why would anybody wall the guy
up?
>
> I collect their papers, then howl, "I want you on my
jury!!! You just sided
> with a psychopath."
>
> At which point, each one gets an epiphany.
Oops.
>
> My two cents.
>
> Fred Zackel
> Cocaine & Blue Eyes
> Point Blank Press
>
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