tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692381608294018617.post4856796585823842076..comments2023-11-05T07:27:43.837-05:00Comments on Narrative and Technology: Graded Entry #1 - Sean Dolinar - TechniqueAdamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16302919444091859459noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692381608294018617.post-170103343756320162008-01-17T16:30:00.000-05:002008-01-17T16:30:00.000-05:00This post is a little short (about 3/4ths of a sin...This post is a little short (about 3/4ths of a single-spaced page, with multiple spaces between a paragraph - less than a page and a half double spaced). That's not the end of the world, but it means you don't question yourself when you should.<BR/><BR/>Refer quickly to my comments on Jacob's entry. Like Jacob, you assume that Twain and Hank are identical. Again, not the end of world, if you can justify it - but why make that assumption. How could we read this differently if Hank himself were the object of some part of the satire?<BR/><BR/>Let's briefly examine your closing lines:<BR/><BR/>"If these medieval people are childlike, then to extend the analogy the Yankee would be an adult, sensible and educated. However, instead of mere children, these people are dangerous. This is evident in how they almost execute the Yankee. These ‘children’ will not blindly believe the Yankee...."<BR/><BR/>This is a statement which should have opened a question. Hank presents himself as the adult among children. Should we accept that completely? You touch on the subject of blind belief, a subject which Hank returns to again and again. <BR/><BR/>To put it another way: why do you think that Twain (blindly) believes what Hank believes, especially in a book which is so much about accepting received beliefs?<BR/><BR/>In a somewhat longer post, you would have been able to expand on some of these untouched issues - asked yourself some harder questions.Adam Johnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11588769281227456640noreply@blogger.com