It's fun to read through summaries of these works with their subtle Easter messages. A reminder from those I've encountered, a recommendation for those I haven't. I'd add only one work to this great cloud of witnesses: Dilsey taking her charge Benjy to her African-American church on Easter Sunday. This conclusion to The Sound and the Fury points to quiet redemption wrapped up in suffering and endurance. I recently heard a tape recording of Thomas Merton, a great Faulkner lover, teaching on Dilsey's "section." Quite moving.
Your appreciation reminds me of my own for disparate references that you relate so well in your own posts. The older I get, the more *everything* seems/is connected, and it is hard to draw the line and say "Enough. Stop!" You understand. (thanks)
It's fun to read through summaries of these works with their subtle Easter messages. A reminder from those I've encountered, a recommendation for those I haven't. I'd add only one work to this great cloud of witnesses: Dilsey taking her charge Benjy to her African-American church on Easter Sunday. This conclusion to The Sound and the Fury points to quiet redemption wrapped up in suffering and endurance. I recently heard a tape recording of Thomas Merton, a great Faulkner lover, teaching on Dilsey's "section." Quite moving.
Your appreciation reminds me of my own for disparate references that you relate so well in your own posts. The older I get, the more *everything* seems/is connected, and it is hard to draw the line and say "Enough. Stop!" You understand. (thanks)
Oh, it’s a wonderful life! Thank you so much.