But in this case, it's also a tip off to the reader, who may
be seeing Brigid as the damsel in distress, to think more
carefully about what we've already read about her. We, the
readers, don't trust Guttman, but if we've been seduced by
Brigid we're not going to figure out this clever
whodunit.
Patrick King
--- William Ahearn <
williamahearn@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> --- Patrick King <
abrasax93@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > I trust you're NOT arguing that because the
info
> > came
> > from Guttman, Brigid was NOT dangerous. Spade
had
> > every reason to doubt everything everyone in
this
> > novel told him.
>
> There's a difference between something being
true
> and
> the use of that knowledge. In espionage,
for
> example,
> if you want to plant a false defector you
supply
> that
> person with true but disposable information that
the
> other side already knows or that information
is
> about
> to end its usefulness as a secret. It builds
trust.
> I
> see the exchange as Guttman attempting to
falsely
> bond
> with Spade and alienate Spade from Brigid. So
here,
> the truth of the statement isn't as important as
its
> purpose.
>
> William
>
> Essays and Ramblings
> <http://www.williamahearn.com>
>
>
>
>
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