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CHAnE& VU

'"" ot roou

'l'he ut.tin& of ,2W 21 fool! 1 b a Gacaan venal aa111n& fr0111

Vecac~u&, Maxi~o, to Dr•••rhavan, Geraaoy, in 1931, paralleling

tbe author'~ i1rst vuyaae to turope after winning a Guaaenheim

.Fuuuuativu ftdluw~onip. i'urter had uu1intalned a Journal letter of

the vo;a.,c (v( tiJu novelli.st Carulin~: Gurdon whica becamoe to be

the 6cccu ot t.nl.p .21 t'oul~>, publitllted ov~o~r thirty year~> later.

Snip £.!_ l'ooh is the story of a voya~e - a voya::,e tna t seems to

A n.:.vel ct character rather tiUUI

of action, it has as its .:uain tJUrpose a study t>f the Gttrwan etlloa

ahortly beturlil dtlar'11 co;:•ing iuto puwer iu Gerll!any. 'l'hia

political fact loo'"" like a clouJ OVtlt: the entire work. but it

ia not just a political novel.

~cwedy <UI<i a <llcraJ. allegory.

Ship .2.£. Jo'l.lob is also a hwaau

ur:lgitlally planned as a novel at te

to be published w1tn "Old Mortality", ••rah Horae, Pale .Rider",

and "Noon wine", it lata:r developed into a full-f leds;.ed work and

was Miia l'orter•a vni1 novel. ·rhe first titl<~; walll to have beeta

Th• Promised Land, it was then chau,ed to Ji2.!!!.!. i!arbvur. Ita

final title waa taKen fro~ a moral alle6ory by Sebatian Brant,

Dai Narrenchitf 1 published iu Latin aa Stultifera Havis in 1494.

Hila Porter's Slliv ~ Foola is likewiae an alle&ory. lt is a

aul!llllatil.lll of all 4Ullil has to say on life.

lhe action of :ihil? £! fooh ia ude uv of th::ee sectionaa

Part I, Lmbarkationl Part Il, Uiib SaaJ Part 111, The harbora.

£a~h is prefaced with an epi6raru. The first ia a quotation froa

Bavdelairaa "Quaod partona•nou• vee• la bonneur7"(p.7). (When do

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JOU aail fo~ happineaaf)J tba aacoad 1a froa a aoa& ~Y Brea..a

•Kaln Naua, lela• Haiaat•(p.1) (lo Houae1 Mo Ho••)& tbe third it

from Saint taula •ror h•~• &aYe we ao coat1au1a&

c1ty •••••• "(p.1). Ta&ea toaether tha t.plieatloaa wou14 b8a ~a

peraiata in aett1n& tail for happiaeaa, oaly to fiad bimaelf,

after all, ltouseless and hollleleu, to become aware at laat that

hh city i.L zaw,Jt~d. It is noteworthy that Hhlli l'ortl!lr .-ives only

the first ciau11e 1)1 Paul' w aavica to the Hebreswe. ·rne Clllllf>lete

var11e reads: "~·or here have ve no conthtuing city, but we seek !1.

oae to Cl.hae", To have quoted the entire verse would nave been to

acknowledge Cnristian hot:>ell and coa1olatlons, reward and life

after lite. Hiss Porter ul:wiowtlt does uut l.lio!llll anytniu~ Like

tbat.

tile vatious charaeter~t, ra.;;o&ni:&e their relathnu1 to eac.h other,

neceuary or peraooa.l., aa 4;;1·oupa and nationa.l.itieiiJ we COIIio to

aense their very real and patnetic boJ.ation. In Part 11, which

llaa t:<ore tnau rualf tne bouk • a pagea • the illaJor evant4i u"cuq en<i

this might be c:eHe<i l'ne ~oaatelana Sac.U.ou (li.eiu haus, li.eine

Heimat), containing t.be torlli4Ult. ot tn• paaaene.era in •teera&et

tne S!.l."u.,,;le tor r.letachtMildt or tur involvtt~a<hti of the pasaengera

and sa1p's otb.cerli al.>vve; their regirutHite<.i nateli and their

patheti~ atte~pta to love. In l'art Ill • aa Lnu .!ihip neara ita

deatillutitin, 'no etfects of the f:'Cecediog evo>~tlli begin tu t~&ll.

A drunt.:c .. tieatll put Oil by • 6C(IUp ut s..,an1llih ~:~•nceca iu 1\QL\Or of

the C.pta1n bcin&• out all the bid4en feaca, &Uilta, aad

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co~eaal... of &ae pactialpen&a, followed oy &be uaual ~ ... , ••

ara4 n•adjua& .. at la calaUoaatllpe.

la ~ !l roole, Perter uaae the da•art vaetaa of Vera Ccua,

ita tow. walla peeke6 wltn'bullot bolaa, to ••tabliah lbo

baekdrop of the barroa aicroco .. which tho paaaoagara will 80&

••~ape, ~t will carry with tnaa oat• the Vera. ~1•• the aattiaa

ot a llladiov!l moraUty ~lay, Vera C.rua ia i!Urgatory, auG it 1•

pofiu.l.at.aa by cnaracter• Cef11:."4Uientine; vhoh: c.i.a•••11 ot peofilO Alld

~:~r<.~perty QWtUil'& &!Ill r-ower oro~ers. lney a.r:e j\>:I.UIIId bt the

«,ro teaqlull, horribly ll'laiN~e<.l ue&&<~r, wnu lilltellla .~ure aui.aal uaaa

1\l,llaflll, and Uta bitter l.lrawU.ui ot tna Allilll4l.li ot vera crua,

ahdcUn01 at aacn other in disparate l&Uil,U.&~ea. &ui.li t.illa

o~~~et.tiu6, two ottuu: eruc;;.ial l!..i.WIHWI:,$ ace ill tC;)I.h.lCfllH aea -violau~e/u<~ath. 1nco t.wo ouJ&e.nUal ac.tivitiiUi \}f th10 W~en <ixiakiaa

in tne squa.:~:e are eyeiu~ tho you;.1g wolllau on their way t'il woci. Alld

to c.inu:c.n, and llhcu•siu~ tne ii!O&t recent aio~~leaa t.>ull'lbin& ~1 tile

revolutionaries, wnich naa Jtillad an innucent youut Indian MJt

Ganaou fod<ter ill tn. Mexi.can 11 trug,le for power.

Enter the paueugera to auft;u: the aridity both of the ialaDcl

aud the human beio,a in iti to be acc.ostea, cheated, reviled, .ad

ac.urned tlil the l.imi ta of their endurance, until "their hUII&rl1t.y

LisJ uaedy exhausted"(p • .O:v). Like Hiraoda, they hove to O\U;d.cle

aeatn auG toe devil, b~t tne ~ortents are ill. l'here ue

lllilll.i.ltlOX ep.l.deallic iu t.ru• coao tal town a. lhey travl!l ''at &ileic

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eecn other.

It h th11 diaunity an\! their aeparateueaa that b the YOJ:)'

-.on ~Ji the tale. Co1d11~ tro• diffeceut ~ulturea, iaol41ra&

difteceut. valuu, and apeald.u& different tODiUel, they ••- to

lacil. the 111oat rud1weAtacy tel.l.ov helil&&• l:.ach per1on funcU.aa

a.> "'' J.jjlauQ 1 eutic~ to <JL·~~.lr,

LH.t.. L'lt" li•HHd. ;;o:Lliu5 ill ~t!C& (:r;uz, the l:illiji Y'era • lM

L't:<il o:..:lL.l."J. oL Liw t.ook - .Lri allec;od . ..:.al, as :or" tne pil&eiu

uote lcll:.; Ub tt•e "oLuf:ll~ alu1vt>t UhlVes:,.e.l i••ase vt the tbip Gf

~Hi~> world in i tu vuya,;e t'' uternily"(r.h) but th<; plllllllen&ara ia

il. llul.y "" rouuu <~Hu :t:•nmu i<~ circle!!, rihs curter, who c.ouU

aav;; J?Ul n~t:r c11st vf ciaou:acten IHl)IWiun:e .she wauteo 1 probabl)'

uer.:ided lu j,)Ut them aboard ahip 1 ahe triad to free tileu1 1 ill tbe

,.;a;Joer ot a rumauc01, for a '"oral que lilt; tnat 1a, they Ue

libecateJ 1 lUI i.f by >«a..;ic, be~AUlH! they are aboard allip, h••

tn<i cvw•;;;n tions of t4f•ilt back6round, domes tic reuponaibiU.tt,

r.ational I.!U.6tuw<, .\ht<l .:ace .,;onlir.:icuamesll. Henc.to thevretica1ly,

Li•-.:r can uvw <ill!!lH::;tt. t,il,u~;.>><aut at thtl em.l .. a t..ntl Journey, OYH

_,u.,ucity, '-'t'U6oitJ, 3~lti::.bne::.l> and bi<:>ot..cy. t.iut we tim! tnt

~u11 hot escape witat Hut)" havt! left, and tr.cy ~au uot arrive at

auy tuin5 truly ciiff•reut,

AJ.tnOU(;;h tub ill a voyage to specific ports, there ia rullJ

'"J ,..lace to <!~O. Nus t ot tile passeue,er s like tho &1111.•rworwa,

arc; .;oin6 fruiJ ;;;lstJry to "1isecy. 1ne V<i.ra's pri111ary de&t.ioat.ioa,

llrel<lcrnaveu 1 is not ~:.:.ally nooe to any vn~. Iae t;erlilau t-111••

returning there have been in Hexico ao lona that tney will f1Dd

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&DealelYea eapa&~1a&ea 1a thai~ ....... ,~,, ot~a 1D&en4 t•

cl1apla"• tbellaeeln• aU.oae&bel' fl' .. Gei'IIADy 1 aad the ••ln•,.••• aa4 wu~u are tl'aaa~ien&l who•• prt.&l'y t1ea to tkeir ~ountry are

.. netacy. i .. a of &be pa••••&•~"• doo'& weal to go to Cel'•any at

&11 b~~ Le&k tbe propel' vioaa to &• ala.wbere.

llle ~•n •f Gurac.ta.ra b naca .. adly large. Allong the

p&laen&•r• lUlci ccev in the upper claae, tne Germans appear in

&I'IAtlllli t llU1410li!l." • 'lney iucJ.u<ie frau Ri t tersdur f, whose husbanci

clieu iu tne wa.· ~owu wtN r;ee!JS a journal 1 frau ut to Sch,:tilt,

re(;entJ.y widoweo, a.;cotllp&nyiu6 oer nuabam.t' s remaln~:~ bacll to ti.\e

taLhllr..Lau<H tier~:· :,le&.tn."'J aieber, publililer: of a .lad1on 1 gartaent

t&:a<le wa,;,tUJ.ue; iirauu:iu l.i2:H 5pockormlr.ieker, wno ill said to own

three J.ao:i.e~o~' uren 11tovs; nvcc Karl Glocken, a hunchbacK; Herr

Wi.i.ne.lm 1ireyta~;; 1 wiw wt.u:ka tvr an oil company 1 is raarried to a

Jaweu, aud h rett.u:uiu6 to Gc:cutauy to tet~ll hili wU:e and her

110t.ber l:lac.lt '" tleld.;o; herr Jul.iua Luwenthal, a Jewish

Nnutllcturer •nd saleslllan ot Catholic rel16 ious art.iclea; and the

J~i~l.low.i.ui grouptq uer r Pr(JtE<asor huLteu, nis wife 1 acu;l tneir

bu.llooli. het>e; Herr li.arl Bau~:~aartner, ilia wife, and avn Hau!IJ Herr

w1l1oald. Graf, a uyin~ u.an ln a wneelcnair, wno 111 ac.co111vanied by

hia ne11ilew and attendant, JQhann.

lhe aecon<\1 lar&;est &ro~o~p are tl\o Spauiaroa and l'le:lic.ans. 11141

Spaniards in(;.J.udc a sin&in,s and dancing &roup, ude UiJ uf four

aen an<:.~ tou.: womE>ut aioll6 with tne tvu children, twins, of one of

the cout~les; ana La Com:lesa, whu ia called a "dec lai11aa

nob.lewo111an who iuta J.iva4 aauy yean in Cuba"(iJ.9), bul h nov

bein110 dejjlorted as a jjloU.tic:.al ui!Oenirable to Tenerife. Tha

Heaicans include tne vUe of an attache t.o tile Hexic.eu ubauy in

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Pa~ia, ba~ 1afant cbild, and an lDdian nuraaJ two Cltholi~

priaa&.•J and a bdda aad •rooa aoiaa oa a houaymooa to Spaia.

Other natioaala in~luded are four Aaeri~n11 Willi .. Danny, a

youn, Taxa• an&ina&rJ Nary Treadwell, a forty-five•yaar•old

.Jivorcaea and an unaauiec1 cuupJle, David Scott and Jenny eron,

travel lin& toj!.ethec to £urope. There is • Svin f &IMily, Het:lf

tt1•1ari~::h Lut11 1 ills wi!e, anu l.tleir aJ:.>ll.!lH:.ent <iau&ilter. lhere ia

a :.we<.c 1 luHe ilalll>l>l•• lt.uro iB a r.;~:<my 11i 11ix '''"oical atudanta

ir"'" \.ubaa. 1:111 cc~.;uvauts oi the stfllet:a.s<t are almo~>t nine hundra4

l>;,>auisll wurlc1ueu be:l.Hiii Ut!j)vrteti fro1u Cuba after tho faiiurc uf the

Cuban su.~~otu CJ;'Ot>• Jluamed iu la.d.ow deck iu a fetid atmO&j,;ruu:e of

aweati<~<:; f.l.elih 1mere •>~lVtw babie& aro ovro~ in tnu c.uuriH.t of til•

Lriy, ta~ 5,;a.ui~>h wvrk•~el'l ar.; iH:II!seutl!.a t;;, tHE: rer:wer <1.11 a maaa,

a devic.G: wuic.i1 su.:.::.eli~hll.iy <>y.c,Loliz"s tll>< p.f.:amid uf tne hUGIAQ

couditiou ot eartn: • nuae puve~Li atri.:&ell ba~e auu a tiny self•

COI:IOi<:.iou<~ pealo;. Steerage j.J&a31!11l!:;Eu:~o~ are not given much

Ll-.lportance in UUil novu tbey Mwer l~ecome a bore, but tne reader •

.l.ii>.e the firat•clau tJlllllidll&t>ra, is always aware that they are

t!UiiCOl.

Like first-class anywhere, the !irst class '* full of

;;thud~a vauitiu and frustrations. Not one pauengar feels that.

nc ia tc<!ated i11 accordat<Ce with his oi;;nity. Not one ia

&aLiatiaa witiJ tlis ~abin, his ~abin mates, 11i$ table or his tabl•

His• Porter's cnaracters do uot cu3municate with

ln f~ct they

They nave already decided what i~ due to

'-ii"'" in wat ot huuour, f rieuctl.lhit~ aud lovr.J • and tney cousider

tlleb ....... lowece oaly ~•• poctoal .._ eupply

the)' are aot l"lr.iq Co~: huMa Mioa•

faa&aei••• Cloa•a~Yoatly, &bey rej._t, •••• nata tho pereoa• who

••a~ to offer the• frleadaaip or lovo, we caa not pity tb.. ia

tnatr ••lfltbAaaa ••• eaotl••·

lt 1• 41fl1cult to eay vao ara tbe pc1acipa1 ebaractara ia

alva each his •nara in the action. Alaon& tne ahip' • perau>oaal,

t.ao <ioc.t. ... c emi tne CaptaiP avpoar moat pr~minent. l:at~tain ihiela

11 tile a.al:l<.~di111en t ot :reutonic autbority • firm, uny ieluiQ6,

tor:mal, ao<l w.cons,neacht<1. l.lr .))ctlu&utnn represents aao1 t exactly

t.na apposite. He i.v warm and compaaaioaate, U: li.Uruewhat

la!peuoual; ue 111 a devout h1n•at:1au Catil<~li'" w.l.t.>l a neart

~oacU.ti.on tllat 1111isllt cau~ta deatn at. qy 1110111ent., aufhu:ing. abo

bo111 &Ui.lt at Ilia iueoH.Ui to du 1110t:e than lll.lptJli' d:c:u&s f~Jr ttwl

p&'-iant f<.~r vblllia lle would .:lo wo111t 1 La (.;vuue•a• Mluut, the

paaae~ers, rel.Ationa ere eeteb.i.iahed bal.ween Auut nanaoll,

t:c:appe4 11.1 his lll8lh:.uliue, but a te.d.i.e lull t 1 aud Alllparu, titc

lpaniau uaucer-~roatitute; between Jeuuy bruvn, tne A~erican

&Uplilllion of i.J.avid S!Oott, ami Wilballil fraytag, who naa A Jeviab

wife iu GermauyJ lat~o~eetl J~;~haun, the nevnew o.l' Wilibal<i Gt•af 1 aad

Conc.na, an~Uuu:- oi. the 5p&niall wo111en 1 who etfectlll Johan11 1a aexual

iuitiatl.on, not without teu<ierueaa, btu for a ;u;icej bet~teen

Wili.iara ilenny, a yuuu~ A;;a;u:1.~7-an, IIUIU fast~Jra, l!. tilir<i ::>J,~aniail

daJicer, wno provide • study iu awkwa1·dneas a~od h·uatrati\1111 ami,

naally Lnece i.a tile hi"ll.l.y C:.OIA1!< atfaic :Oetwe•m Sie&f r Uld i\iebel'

and Li:u.l. .!)j,iocokenlr.ier.er toat euda in aa~tran;>e..<cull at:te.c weel:.s ot

&.eaain& an<i atte111pta~ o;coqueat. uae cnaracter ai<Hlllc> the v.;.)'a~ara

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w~o ~hooaaa 11olat1on, aa proteet1on a,aiuat para•aal pain ...

dhquatlk, 11 Jullua Lowauthal, tha Jew. A ain&l• ¥alati•aalalp

that 1a evoked but. rendered with ali~ht. det.ail 1a that of , ...

Hui~an uewlyveda, who &vJie&r in their IIIOIII&Ata~y bUll u

entirely auff1c1ant. unto theaelvaa.

1ne steera,~(l ;.>asseo:.c•a ace aeen !)&nerally onJ.y •• a

t.-,).:t at>v•,: 0f t.te ticill•(;lasg ..,asswu.,;i.<~:.:>; out. t'ru111

<wt:c6 ~: """"' sii!,,litl~ant fl.~urea. vue ia a llo&clua, kuuwu Olll1U

.r".>:e,;arat, ~w·hc carvu:> wuu(I!W H,.:.urc» witrl a jJI;ltlk"it'" aud who l•

<.L.::v\Wo;t<J whew <le j urul!lll ovecboard t.o save tl111 1lu t tclt&' bullclo&t

,;;.ast into the sea by tne s,..anilih Lwins. 'Ihc othel." is an uan ....

p\.llitlcal a3itatur 11ho ~<lake~ fun of tae r<l110 ious obaec-vanc••

&M.lll!l, the a teerage passen,;er:~~ and is struck by <IIHI> uf thfil aftq

ae had laughed duriag the tt~mtral IIGI:'Vi<ee f()r Eched,acay.

'.l:he ai,;nificance of thtsa two H~;>uree, lh.e the aignUiceMe

"f the tle:x.ican nuueymooners, liea in tn& very VA(i.U&neas willa

wh1cn tne author !>·resents ttuu.n, ahti.ISt nameleu, with only ca. l>det a no ta tal. accidcn t h> ctd ine tne onej w1 th only hie

'"aitica.1. ,,ollit.i.un ana hi,; wotwd tuJo.tiue tnu olher. both ue

;aviur .tie;ures, CI.I;J.inilllc'"nt oL Hu.o t'ortcr's IUHl of au.c.n H.jW ..

iu "flowerin;,s Judas", out p~:eseoted wi tn leu im;ia tence la tile

nova1. liH auditioual level t.~f Di;:;nHi.r.au~e i:.J added iu t.ht UN

vt tile >:iUI.jU~, wno, it IH~ is a crucified Christ iu hia flU&•

lllt.u tl1e sea And aius iroui.;;aUt J.u au attctwj,Jt to save an ....

and ret>u1sive bul.J.dug, is a!.atJ a "~reatu:r" wnoae artiat.J:)' la

,.,reiHmt&d aa :llore ..-,enuiut: than tnat of tiHt A.:.ericau .;oupla la tiM

~~per ~lass vbo call tnemaelvea art.ist.a. wllile l.a (..ondua (tile

•

political exile), like lugenlo of •rlovarin& Jwd .. •, c.A c•~

peace ~nly in tho alaepy world ut dru&• ada1n1etarod bf

~r.Schumana, wno, like Laura, aerv•• the caua• of ~treyal, &ad

ao 11 inblb1tad fro~ aeania~ful •~tlon.

lhe eiailarity .t thou th•••• in the novel and in tho nor&

•tury augr,;eat that the the..:tu of Ship ~ fooh o.JIAf Hvt be &N

u.itt'ereut f CC"HI tneme!l pre:.H.:u t i11 the ear lieJ.: wvrl<.s aud that. tbe

voncl1>al ,)it i <>.:.::;::.:ell li~ in t:1.:c ne;:e&IHH'i ci..:imes.; ot Ltle loqu

worlt &iiCI L1 ti1e te:.:nnical ~xceli.ence tnat iate6r.at"'s altJ. uuifW

oo diveraa a buuy of ;;!aterillll. We can :;ee in the iJUC 1 tanic.al

fr<Jt'-'!lta"ti.~> .. : ut ttte ..;tn::,;a.(l ,;c.-:.iety on t'~e .. tli. 1), a Cl.!~li.iil.llanc6: to

tne attitUul;! of luriafll, the .ddwe11tern »..:hoolt~>a.;.utJ; wifa of th•

artist•t.l.ll:nal.l-J0Ut:nalist vt "Tr.at T~:ec", wher(l se.U-righteouartUt

seit-al!sura••c<= li;Jpeat·:o t<.~ Ldumph over tnu lll•H:e 1eis~o~re1Jt

avpac~utly .i.n(w.i.ent, 4l!ll:iitious of the ..,ottt. We can /Ilea in CM

cneedu.l. awurality of tile Spanhh dancers a re~>e>l.ll>lant:>e to MaJ't.a

.ku.~>a and Juan vill~gas ir1 ••Naria Couce,vcion". There ia a b&.n& of

tiada Cum:;.epc.ion he:::oelf in the brief appe.u·au.;;& of tha liMilaa

uurse for:· .:.eocn:a de urtc:ga'll infant on boa.-:d the ship. tba

vac.il1at1ona~ aud 111isunderstandinga of Jenny tlrvwn and l.Jav1d Seo&&

are ralllinucent of the ausband•wite ralati.oushlp iu uli\Jp&". lt.w.

aod <lac, tne bpaoish twins 1.1f the novel, have no counterpart• 1a

the 11nvrt stories, but they uo, nevurt.Hileaa, ropre•ent lllbet

l'ilranda reported iilli ner 6ramJ111other 1 a cunvict1on in "'l'he Old

vrder", tnat chilurc:n verw born iu evil, tnua arc to a deifte

tlle Olilbodilileut ot evil in ita woat sill1Vle tmd uit:a~Z.t tora~o

lucidenu ot ape.;.iai iwportaoce in tile novel include &M

banianin& of Herr freyt&& from the captain'• tabla bocau•• lt 1e

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learaad t.bat. ha naa un-hcl a JnJ llul t.browloa oyut.oac4 of fc•u

Kuttaa•a bu!ldoa (vbiob ~••ultacl ia the ~aat.n •Dd bu~1•1 of

loha&acay)J the wiot 1a tba ataac•ae taat followed t.be fvnacal et

the 4rowoad Baaques tba poat.ia& oa tba bullat.ia boarcl of ht.auta

note•" coaoaralD& tn• varloua paaaeaaara by the Cuban at.UO..t.aa

tne ~~~oeatln&• uf Ur. :iiOhUIIiann ana l.a CundeaaJ and, t iaally •

variuut> evuut11 j>re~e<.i1114:h durin,, ana foJ.lowin& tn<l f iaata put •

wouJ.c:l J.ncluae the stupuver at :Santa Crur., wnerc tb~ Sp&aiUa

aua.l. tne tawory !ldllcS t~.> l.>c ~.Lveu away at tnt~ party; tne U.pt.

oetweao Hecr .<ielJar aud Arne uau~>li!OJ l;.ha re(;.u.,uiti<Ju oL apee.ial

quaJ..s.t:l.ea v.t o;naract.e.: by uaw lt:i.tte.c~>dort: and Htll:y 1'raadva111

tl\111 qu<u:: ~:u.l. calli.! .:ec. • .mc ilia t. l.•m ut tne oau"'ll:artu~ou: s • tuoa rei;>eU.i.ea

o.t Joruum a;:..aitleit lie~:& l.i>:a.i tnat i.eaa11 t.o nis 6->ing. to Coaeii&J

tlllil uu<n.l.i&tiuf. oo.utl.:.iulil ot ;d.lU.a~• uenny; awu Lne 11'0111..&

~vutrontatica< oetwll4e.u th• pru11er f'~:ussiao C&j>tain and '-H

uasy4)oiul:> liUIII>il>li:ra oi t.<uo :)t~anuh dancit1<) 6l'VUi'-

nu:::r;;; ii'i "little" ,_tOJ::)I 1 in the COUVIIWtlOU.IIIl 6li<n,;,ol 0 ill .ilia

jcur•; t:.rowu l.Ulu !Jav i!.l ::.c.., t t 1 t>e.;.Auae. tne J: luctuaLiun.> <Jt l.ove ..C

lliHe, or C\"011 lilt!: l!liHl dl.<l!like, are lii.<.;,Lc\l out dur i'liJ. the voyq•t

<~<~d. tueit' relationlllllifi l~<tll a pcl.>t· vt·i,;iu iu haxico .U

., ... _,.,;u,;uiDly \oli.l.l .\aV~t a futurt! :i.n Lurvpe. liua·e is a aeuMt

nvwev;;;.·, i.1 wuic<i eacn cluilra;.:ter I'EttJn:::lonL>i a little "~atocy" of

rd.r. Oliil 1 auu uacn Lllrea<.l ... t t~lot ia iut~::.·twwo.u witn uLhera to

10

f61

,.cti4u1ac ~ciala or alt•ratioa of attitudes, ,_, the la41vld .. 1

1tor1ea ace not reao1vo4t catne~, .aat aerr.1 fo~ coaolutl ..

cea1dea ia tna ce .. ckebl• ab111t1 of tae autboc to aa&a tbe total

coapoa1t1o~ ~o•• alive, both la lla .. a4er1na ef t~ lndlvldual

~haueten and 1n 1u evulr.iua a kind or ovell'•oll th•••• Olf

ruean1n,.

Hhs l:'.;rt.:Jc nas descrit>ou.l her book a1 "the ltOC)" of tlla

criwiual .;:vllusiuH of o;<.•oJ ,>eople • vevvle whu are oa.c.deaa • ~

witn owi.i.", As the work B~ovua forward this ada&• tnat for evl1

to t.ciu~a.-h, it i~> n.:cetuary only fot: good tllen to dv uotM.na

lr. tour aevarate inllt&tiC.ell evil

triu>,lt'lu•, ai..:.eti <w<:~ abetted by the t)&a&ivity of thoaa wno wituell

it, ltt t>u1. tint itustance, the aocial exclusion ot the ll&n

w~<iu.s..:! to a J;;wi.sh wU:e, Wilnelm irett.a,!?,, cu;o~~a about because of

the iuuit t•u:ttnce uf Mrs .1'reaowell '" 11er c.oilll'aniun • s eecrar.,

which 10 turn allows ' her to refiQA t it to tile

indifference • what

~J.;:;•1t iHlv& you to liva in thia world 4>'10 care nothing for the

i1w"au bn1Gii;S &Nlllld jouZ"(,?,:Lll). he furttl4lr poinU out tnat her

iu;:hftuence is Hh a none UDditl& out ripples ae it flinu t.D •

ewvl% "H is Hi..t JUSt tllis O!IQ thing - u;,, llVf it: is a .l.ifetlU

of it, it is a world ful.l. of it • it'a uot bein& able ever to

nope tur an end to it ----·-"(p.27l).

:.>ie.,nlficautly, tne petty evil preaeut \HI t.he anit~ aaau111e1 a

1 ntt 111embeta

11

f(,2

opealy ao11~1t aoney and heap 1aault aDd eoat .. pt oa thota aw ....

lh... lney an aided and abettecl by the iuaaalth'a CuNII

atiiCienta. Itte hd&htanlni danaer • •• well ••

liHot 'a ~laicvoyant 'a varuin& to "fear death by

hi&hl.i&hted by the fact that lie and aa~•• evil

overt.

iuuvt..6nt t au , "'

uvecbo&r<l, but Haitlll

the echo of .. water" • i.a

beCOtll .. ..... ....

:·,vrw tnau Oilll o.incl ut. <Ieath occurs ln ~ :!1. rvvb. WM•

i\ic. aml rta;; tlnaHy ~>u:.:cee<l iu laying llau.Js on the t~tuve.tud hM

lind tnrowiug ui•• iutu the ocean without a t~e.:.onJ•t> thvu~ht, tUJ

.-epresent tne

au:H-eatild ied,

fl!vH ttlraatenin!~ to ell,!;Ulf and destroy tlte 181111UJt

and co~~aplac,1mt llliddle•clau Gu~rr11ans (and by

i.~plication, tne upper clalill:ICil of other culturesh ~<~ho are ~

cchi!lc.eleas by thtur scll•centerednaaa.

uf couro~IUI, it h tiOt tue deatn of the dog that rcumlt.s, bot

tmH oi th.:: imwccu;<e.:.t amd nclpless ( weapt.mless) l:.tc.he,saray, vile

ua.. acteu l.u fi&\<e .LJ.te witn .. tnougntle:umeu equal to that of

the orv:U Cilii.drt:u who !lave sougnt to <lest~:vy it. Hia lowly

ut1nu;; at O>lce re<.;.al.Li tnc »euseless i<iucusr of the ~:~oor Iritaa

b\ly Ul \ieca C<:Ul': ana t ... .:<llshauovs tne slau~l.,ter ,,f ttl£ Jewa. W.

are told littLe auout him.

ta!#ie, tn~r<l i& all we >leeu tol\nuw abuut ~11m; uc

iu-.Hferetlt, n~:; cL.lu.,n' t wo1it to distin,;ui~n l.hlottner tne

h DOt

udaa tniu' .1.11 tne wa~<eo:: J.:; wuctn :~aviu6 IH" nul., •ic ivves lif~:~, and be

.l.~vu it euou6i• Lv act to ,;ave H. OJ: all the cha~:a~tE<r;:! in !!ail

.&( (puJ.t, the IHe ca'l pcobaly be ••14 oaly ut l.lc.SchUIIIaDilt who

thnatened hh ovu life by l'\llbiA& to ••ve the •hip'• cat frOM

tha clutcae• uf K1c ana aac at ta. bea1aa1n& ot tne voyaa••

Attar: ~tche&ar&)' '• cieatlt 1 Mch penoA "-- a Gharl~:.e t.o

demoaatr:ate a ca~acity for coea1t .. at, that ia, love; instead,

l.'int, nobody

Second, tnere 111 tl<.l ~o~ue to sveak

tncy t&tioualize tua!nselvu~> out ot the

troub.i.<l ox ataudin~~o UtJ an<J 11petu1.in<:> vut •lhaiu<~t inJU&tic doue to

thail" vroperty anu to the .Ute of anotilr huwan i:l4iiin~.

Th(il funeral uex~ !llO.I:'ning is a ·m"ckel"y instead of thlil c.OI!Itauual

rite of t'8.iiU>age it :>h>.~ultl be, w:i.th the fint~cla»s paut~ngera

actine; li~te ot.~r>erveu ot a apoctac.ie rather than participants and

with vio.l;.ul<;& bceaki<l3 out Willltlli; the fellova ot tne t;~eac;i lll&n.

The failure ol. anyune to ll'luurn properly, the d&8truo:;.t1otl i.u the

wai<& of ::~uch evil is ul.>vious. l:lic and Rae ride hi~;~n, enjoyiQ&

th8111selv«hl au<:i t.he t.ril,n\l.-i:l of tha "funeral of the lllAn they ha4

killed •••••• (aud) tae:h: {1.1\t otl deck"(p.34!i).

flaa.i.ly spot the coura• of t.hree ailver wnalea - a proper

411ive.nion that a1l.ows the lil(;lt!Ctatot"a to c.un&i.~n tne viol•nce and

deatn ot the moments befo~;e tu the past ao tltat they can aay,

vltn tae tiuttena. "W•l.L, it ~wm't be be.1pec1 •••••• 1t 1a Ilona now,

16'+

U b out of our tuuu1a•( ... JJ5).

That tnh .. uanUy aiant be c.oa&r:eU.ed 1a deagaatrated llty

La Cundeaa'a pearla, they ra~• aloaa ~e dec.k aaa uearly c.olliae

vita tne l..ut•••• wilo are wa.l.lr.1o& &be¥•• frau LuU 1uat1uc.t1velt

&r&bll il.ic &iid auwan1ater• a maternal •lap, cau•1n& bi1.1 lo <irof

the nc.;" J.a•..;e, whi..:n K&<.:: tllcu tm:ow• in Lo tn~ aea. Ai. t.e.r ar,uillj,

witu hi .. w.ll.<.: ·~v'"" tne: <J~J>~ret.l. .... u and p~:u~,ll:.i.ety ut r•portlu& what.

tlusy •lave uull<~rv.e<l, hc~:r Lulz talk.• to u.r.~<::.nualUIHlu, tht! whoLe

COI·•t>llLl/ 1"' tau:n tv t<u;K, aml tue ctliitirtm arlii .,>U•1i10!111:cl auci

fiubdue.: \ ,,,._u..;a i:vr l<Ut w.nw4 '"'aavu11).

Uillu~·tuuatelj, tu"' <'asaen~;tu:s .. wu' t pcc.:..;ive til&t tauy have

the was Lelanu 1 wao not <.m1y can j,>.:oviue ~w water - l:.i<al ia, li.fe

1 1. V' . "1.· .. , j' .... ...4i~ .fr •• ...: ... .J J

l~l~y' ace ail ovl:!t: tn .. ;;;noya, ev<ia:pt•l.;:ce, like a t~acl of iav~iq cata. 1 have Walcbeci theJU, aod

l4

I know tbly •~• •~••llaa ~labt &ad ~'••••••' teal tae1 ~1'1 • ltJ.DCl ef peatU-.a.-e wi&a uae., tney aheo arouad ~b.. tbe ~l'ue .. tapayai .. l oeeul' oi ev.i.i.(j,lo.J\1&) •

~l ~UCla. ana faela QO l'ei,OBiibility te eo &aytnia& &boUt tbia,

aa4 aao.ft ol the ottu~u caa~t• 1a ll.io&. tba ~iuua aatner v1tn

frayLa~ aud folLow the ~pauiarda about to ••• tbe anow. Tne

Here

i'uu1~~11y t•~ unly u11~ a~~~J £~~ at•ibtau~e by a ahop~aepcr; he

ill """'j.i.1.4tltily ruuteu uy ttHI :..,aniarull and ·~ust be aui11ted

nimiUllL uy r ;;uu J...t;;l...:, "'"'"' a,.ain .::>lt<y.S in tv oiaa .. i.vU.Ile lUc aud

but mH ttl..:r do

ttle Lut:.u.t> .w.: ll1t: ~;au •. , .. actncu:s Sieall. uut ll~:>ainst tho tnieves.

lier& G.l.o~~en tri(l\& to l.u.:.u11 ou tile enorll\:l.ty of what ia soiu11. on1

inoy 'dtl.;:e t:tca .t 111' everywlun:t< tuJay, they have l.:.llllilll ciull411tl.ll6 ou tile lilii.p &1.1. ttte t.l.i.l1!1 • that 'altlel • Lho•• cnilaren, thoae little monster~, Bto.l.e .l.a C~indesa • • pe•r 15 at•<.l tnrew t.ncua vv~~ovard(p.4vd).

tiav~>rtnf;l.l.£lt~l, ~vo.:ryvu<~~ ~:>O€l.lii uH "~v<~&ipiu,ii, all arouud the subject

and uevt.u: uuce a diu itt :.n6 (;i.Ui H ur COillplic.ity"(JJ• 40'.1).

tiot kuovinj) what taey are dol.u;~,, theee pasllive I>Upportera of

ovH do nut know ~ne world tuat they arc cavable of 6111Ut~l:ating.

Lov~; ._., tne aacrutl~ial llil(oll.J o.l. ti1e:l.r uelusiona, lUI<.! thoul!lll it ia

pvr~>Uii<..l wiLuuut a paus<il 1 it is always a se;:lli'wce, never a

Htoulli.u tiL<.:Y .ue terribly in ueed ot some huraan

~OtllUilCtivn, their nuaanity itself is iu question. Atter the

t.lletts 1.Hl leuer1.fe, tne Jiirtiv crosses into autu>anal weathera a

auuleaa lil"f, gray wate~:, aud cn:l.ll. lhe dancer a annvunce their

fieata tor tilllt evo:aing, aud 1t becurues plain that the

..,i&ula&loa e' the "vuctby" ... be~• ef &bla aalp1 a ao~iety la

~OIIplete. 'Ihey &&the~: out of ~urloaity to &&VK at the atolea

1& .. 1 diapLay.U for raffle end wind Mp buying chaacaa OD tba

pl'hea. It indifference haa bean their ain to thia point• the

patlell&ere now ntiouaUaa e direct parUcipaUon in the devil'•

dance to COllie. Oue by one they aeparate to reat, to ahave• to

uke a ,;,"~· t.u.,,e, to l··n::pare for the party. The man thiuk ill teraa

of aedut.t1u,;, wnu::-111 .. ;, a.,J ca~c.

lhis ual~iLI~:_,i~l·~'lcnJ. is t:1c clii;•ax ot !)ni6) ll fool:G in tJiJ&:e

than 1.Jr1e Gt:~id<.:. "Lue t\tlo ~uajiJ.t' tilc!~<.!lJ ot t.uu wvrh~ ace Ul'OU..}ht

tog•tn•.;r· "" a "i,;,.t:·,a~.·;.:;n ~..b·,~le iH whL .. n o.:,e.i ~hat>e ea.;;n uther'a

tails. :!n~~; >~111;; 1 :; suc:iei.y is l:a:out>ltl. L"' r.:"''v.l.ti!t"' cnavs tm:uugn

ite ta;;;tt tt,;.·~'<'i)tiHI·.;e of a••d c.unni¥<HI,;;." wit."' ovil. lhi.a

<leat~:uctH..n ill ti,H~lhw uut in :;t:li.Uill. tel.'lll:S 1 lhl..; t.n.e. klyt.i1 .:>t t.he

perfect Ci>Ut)le ilil ali but lleatroyud as ona union at t.er t.tu~: other

ie trustratli!d oc abort~d.

»y ~hu dcsi&ll o£ the daw~in;; tr"upe., th(jl wholli\ evaniujl, beccillea Al

axerclt>to in inHlrsion. (lJ:diuary vlace aettiugll! ace Ul!ilt:urbed, &O

that tn'"ra is coatusiutl and <;:<.i .. u:lotion a~> peo,.>le tt-y· t':.> tiHliH til~o1•

aelv~;J> icn: dlullt:Co Gidf t!ll!l briual ..:.OUkJh C:Ol>O:.iu..:.t. the;usel\'t~:4

witn a <Ue;nity to.~tt ;;ets tM.:l:> ap<l.l:t Leu.~ t.ui.l r~:tllt. the

ipanitH;'Oii t

~posdy

,..ct <4"' ~ .l.y

down

iLAviuci ca tai.>li:wea tntibMH'Ilvulil at tn;.: tiiHl<J table, are

.Late, ups .at tin;;.; Lnu c.apt&i~l and .l.c..a~i>~6 t-.1 l'~:i.s

o.i<u~·deruus t·everie iu wHich ne tan~iel> himaotlf ;;;owi.n&

;: iutuu:>

&"a•"i.t"441). •>f i.nc t.i1Je the !>iJatliards ta;.c t'-'!iU:.<lsi.:.;t, ..,( •liii

t.&b.i.e "'"I .:u •• tn•uu&•• a :o .. ..:ic;; ut inverttl!<i tulllit:>, t<<wc -:;.avlaiu i.s

lfa

~·• aaao.u of .,.. etenal ...tu.dHI Tu cu.ae.aoucl Te

I ..... I"(",U') • abeodoataa lib &l'euod tl till 111WIUI'I wbo bave

turned hia ~orract ao,lett into • ballllh .uGkery. Already the

peue""er• nave bllaun toquarnl aacl to 41'1DII too •"b'

lpa•tarda t..aln tha daaG1na by •la1ak1q the 4auG1q

the otlle1: v••••n;era, they Ldnc; to a fiua ~oint trott iu11ul.ta lllef

have ncut'"'' u,...,,, L.le ul.re•• in tne ..,,·avivua ~oavea:a.l. Ulfllo • 111&'1'

Qlu;;i.e:., ...... "'""._ " ."l. 1\..uLu~ tie Lna..;ci!Jcu "~ou:L .. , tvl.i.vW lie,"

lltlll.llb!i<lb l '" 1~..;l l.JLil SCI< i.lli LOI<I i;Uii<ICIII6 ul LUll UVO:li1D&o

Anu vL -..-ucue a!J. L•ll" devill·y ,.nvulJ ano 111 ""~>I• t..ut iu the

lDV(JL"l...:u (\,H.•.t.::t .'!. lllt: C\oCUlL1_. 1 UVt:li VL"~j W.lll l.J\! tHWaCLta<.l.

lnw l.dlll~e ~o~ .. •~•• tlon LUt.llluf!c t .. u -.:uuvti.; ~.i..,i.l.un;;e l.<h<tilrlnt

111 t.ru """''.i.''" .lm; U1c L''"'·'" vi a!Jo.:l.c.: Lv•c J.a tne ;:attJ.e

dilli)J.Bj ..,1 !t;i.IJ.lll.t<ll L J.IICL'Y J ;JUiillUOIU IJVOII: Uj LtrQ :,l'allillll WO•Il&U 1

who ou:c uval.J.alllc .i.ik" tue xcil.ly lo.;;a, tv~: <~ 11ric.e. 'LtUi uuly

real 11exual uniuu ut the ovonin' uc.cur~> when Junann finally

eucceeJ.o La lluyla6 c~ucna.

t'u~: cvt.lryunu cllile, Lhcre itt trurHratio.t 1 viulence, and

daapaic, t.lu. l..u~z, tinally C.Cilfruuted by tt1c Cuban student vhoa

ahe year.1 .. for, .:.au uot dance, aud lili loae•a thlil Cll&ltiCC tv tulfill

be~: farota:;y. Jt~mly ami !Javil.l quarrel aud separate, and aveu Acne

lianaeu l!i tu~:;;c:d tu ail. t~oui..l.y uUl:'llli•l& a beer becauae Alllparo

r:efu&lillll t<J halfe aaytnin~r. tc uo wuu niw. 1</illianl Danny wimla up

Uteral.l.t cn&lilll> Pa.!!L\Ira aruum1 tna ahip iu au dfol:'t tu ;;et net:

iato bed.

Jeunt taiLea u~ with lfrettAilif who hall dcaigna Oll her, but ana

,.•••• out bet:ure ne cart lil&tolll J.ove to ner. Hra.·.rreadveU. a;eta

de~ aod a!low1 hac youaa ofti~•r to kill bar, but raJe~t• hla

u1Uy 1 our. of habit, without a auoa4 thoqtat. Aru tl&nan,

ciru11k and already 1nir.atal1 b)' wen l1aMc, Qra~k• a beer bottle

over tbe ba14 .. n•a akul1. Maa .. a'• act affaativaly aada

~1ebac'M proape,ta for aaGuQiD& L1aa1 lbat nlaht or any other of

tho VOYa&••

lu a pa.c·vuy ut t.:lnderall.a, who J.oat her slippe& at the t>all

ruuuin,~ t~.·, . .:,, tm· pl.'1flca, Mrs.'frt~adwell rtlturn& to h<iiir cabih half

i:larcfoo t, 111tv .LlJ.(, ,,1 veu a l..lrQkttn sandal to tne s tewaJ:d for •~l!aLl·.

lnece sne: sit~; dowu "t.o amuse hertalf"(p.47o) by paintir•g <>n her

owu face a •:.a:lh. ut "uu:.uq.lasse<J savai<lery and sensuaJ.1ty"(p.477 ),

61:1! recognill;es in it "a revctlntion ot

eolllet.ll.,J6 sita,.tcr in n<~r cnii(ACter"(p.47i'), ner sexuality aud

it11 aLtOUU(.Hit uncoutrvlJ.aO.!.e e!~Otlou, beth ot whicn lilhll ha~> so

JlUCCChHiH:l.i.t .;'<!,~l:<.;SStHl,

a~o~c.:.estiu.d . .l.y .. ..-awe;.~ ;,;a.cri&~<>e to the princ.e, wiLliam Oeuny, in a

r.rot"~>yU<l ctu:ical.u.:"' ot. tue p.:ince coo to cl~&illl his briue,

tllr,;e:; tuu: to ..:ou!rvnL .:·!lalit.y. ::ieaitlg. tne mark ui <ter rel'.:~a~:oed

t' ind1.ng tllat iu: u teo drunk to

cit;i!L .a.,.>~.:.c.. wuil>l '""l' puo1H<~> h.l.;~ to tolill f loot, 1H1e does to hilA

wuat ,_,,-~. .... / ilanatu:y uv<lS to he~: ch:uuktm nuiW<Ilh.l lll "A Day's

l>torll:".

aasaul.tb i.L .• , yu•lCil.Ulg ~>.i.•d 1u til€! face ami ttnal.i.y '"''"'''lug iter

xeaainh''" .:..i..lt>t~Cr tv lll.,.ivusJ.y puilliilel nia aea<l liitll its .aetal•

I J\

lhe ua who hea inhiet.ed her iato tbe ••xual wo~lcl 11 tlwl ·~Dt

bt thia paalioUAt• aLta,k' on &aothae ... wbo aaboaie• caraallttf

after tnis abe waah•• her faGe of the '•eel~~ ... t, rlatoriu&

baraelf to priuceae•like aaidaDbood iP a white latin be~OVDt

hair tied back like Ali'• in Woaderland.

equilibdu... J;lle undau:atanda, aile auifta U11 frean ••• aia: an4

comint, uut ullc Lt .)lilt in the Paris aky.

Ou1; ttl~ Hium~;a~.:tners rewaitl 1 an4 tneic ci<.t<.lleu uni;;n ia

lil&rkii:<.l IJf tl1e fa<~t that th&ir w;;H1ditlt.:, a•wiv.:rtui.Cf u.;cucs u>~ tala

conflict:

i,ll&cc.

Svwethin~,> il<.n:rible wall nappcmiii;i. tltol.'a · in tite ua.:l!\ 1 "'"''(; tai.n<~ f d~ht ful they were teepin111. fro'a hi.a ~ nc atra1n~£ti hili eyelll st.arin&, uut t.it~o~rc wa,; •mli a llia.d vt. ;ut·e bla.::.lme:ss <:linglad with the •ouud• of atruaJle(p.47l).

19

1"f0

Pub • aoli'"' aud alooa, hu biiGit tuud apl••' tbe ehl.p eM

!a ! .. v1~~ - Jenny weep• out of 1oaa1aa foe the ·~l•••ea eho~••

ltnaUy,

.... it111enc. 1& •wade for Jenny aud 1Jav1d.

U1eir

aaver J.&IIIVe ea.::ll ut:uu:.

Jenny aau, without

epead

vU.l

H unit. J' c111n' t be

61lQ "~>i-'l4l.l" .l.u '"'' "'J.L.,..<.I.. tu U11Ul:C:OtanJ "tall lv.:;.i...: vl. tui•

5 illllJIUILi~o. lUiu L<H:ci!...i.e t""l.lu.ce vl mau iu th.a Weiitern wv!:ld".

and l. •• a.U ttl&

171

aad voaeo alike alootaaaa 1e loeely aDd cefu.ia& co loye be ....

lnaeae1t1v1 ty.

failu~• to love have aialltec, ltac&a~i .. l•p11oat1oaa fo~ b•••P

8UrYiYalo

the de eire toe happineu praaeatt 111

"ra. !ccadwell'a whh to reach Utopiaft Pal'ia, iu tbe feali&i of

Lutz:es t:~oH t.:e; wlH be nappy aml tlla will tind a hu1bami iu

aspeciluly .il h <>~lo.amt in tue prOifUIC& ot 110 <aauy potential

.;...>upi(ls wno mi.;;nt succeed .i.n creatiu~:.~ a

bali " d<Jzcn Indians, men and \flll.:e.u, wa1:e ii tan<.! in{, tl.>~.>~~tther 'iiJietly in ti:!ll tare spot Hear vne ot tl"" l>nall l1i.luscs, aud tney ~o~erc wut.::.iliu& "'""'"tnin6 veri intensely. As the b~«s rolled t>y, Jenny <HiW a •~an aml a wol:.ar;, llv>4<: distance t com u,., :-''OU[>, 1'-'ci:cu "" a cleat.u battle. i.l,i.l:f iiHwayed .anu wta.,"''"~·ea t.~.>l)cther .\.n c lltt'&lll£& 111~bra"e, as .d' l.itel <>Vyyv&teu each l.ltlll.\:.1:'; but iu ~he ut~.n 1 6 ..:aia<lu <'ll:i.IIU was a l\;n,s knife, and tile vo •. •<c~<i 1 li bl.'<:::<:1:1t au•• ii>tv~•a.;;.h were pie.:ceu. 'Ih<J blvvo can llu•m hill.' body and over her ttti&hs 1 her sl.:i.rta were sticl"in<) tv her le&s with <111t "'"'" blvva. :>ne was beat i••& iliril on t!te bead vi tn a J&&ged ::H,•ne, i:l!HI 11is J:eatunu& were vei.leJ iu riv-ulets '-':i. biooJ. i.t>Qy we.:e <alent, and tneir fac.ea had tal>en <.•ll a sai.Ht-Uke yatiem:.e iu liiUtferluf:i;, abst.ca;;;t, vurl.tJ.I!d vf ra~e ~wd natred iu their -'lhl tluly \lQuicatou vurpolie to kill ea~,;u oU1e.:-. lluoir fles.1 ... w111yeJ to.$et.her and c.luns, ttleir lett llt'illll were 11vund about each otncr' s oodies as ii in .luve. '4•1C>ir wca~ons were raised at:ain, but their nell,! II lowcreu .little by lit tlt:, until tt101 WvtJ&Il ':i n"a.J re.s tee: Ui,l<.rU his bceas t and ilia head was 011 ruu· shoulde.;:, a;,.;! nolding thulii, ti1t:i but11

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•cruc:k eae1••

It vea a ••~• fleab of wi•ioal but in Jenay'• ••ory u. Uvec iD u eap • et.uaal Gay 1llua1aateG by • c:ruel auu(ppol55·),),

Mowara Koaa ri&hLly oDie~••••

1·n11 p&ll•t• c.ould be tho cutu fr011 vhieb every thiu& in 11 •• Porter'• novel caciiatalo Tba huaan relatiga in it are uaazly all reenaeteo ~ounterpartl of thil ailent •t"U&&l•• laaido and uut, Ll1e: battle rages • the devout a&ainat the ,,l.;;.,;,_.neoJ.:.uu&, the Jew 4i;.ait\at th.a llentilo, ola1s u.:.,oJl.d:.,.t ~lgt.~, u"'H.ivtl &~a.i~,...,t i..etiwh.,. l'he .<.:;.,;,,.,1)' foaL<.. buut:.;;evit> wcu."t:iat~eli • ui &olio

-._. •• :..:.~ • .;t.hl'-'t :...d.: ::il. ... d.it..i ...,\.ti.:.)~ ..,. tl4..'C ::.,..._,.;.L:~t H.iUhl ... t~·

'"lii(l ~'""'i..:"L"'· !t ia uo oette.: with lQve.cs, ~uiJ.~.A.:au • llt~<.i ..:..iv~~. (\-..e. U,.;t» td,'\)ilhl i~• to tn~ ~ea 01 L1e evil twiu<~~ h at least reecued by tile gol)d lliV-vv. \..&:u;v4;.: ba.l,j'C tl(; \..LCVW.il.'i*e ~Ut vU t~lC ~lUrt~a,l

iLvel t~a imsuus are oba~ure, tne ~uluuc~ ~.l.u~·.:·e.:q r...h~ ~aiut i..., C.h~.,.)e::~~tf;;.u W.l.t~l Llc .:J.Cvll. :.; tl~u._~'··"~ .1-d~ ttJ .:.·:,('-t at t.nt; t4&Jtu - Vel: a aea~1• ~t ;,...,_:.,;t:l'

1 u.l .l..oo!:d •. io~.l - .;:.,t;J ~~.::i.:iioH'l',;;).\..;.:'S L> .:.~:lif.t ll t'i;rVl.c:

J<.;:o.(,~iy it<~ t i.tlc:.. wuat trutn i<l l;tll!lt'~ tvc t:""""'')~.,;~t.. "':~-' o.t--:~1... l...Z.\.. /..d ... ~rd,.:C. t•; ~/ . .i:~-.t 1 ~-:iSi") i':..: .... !,.,_:.; ~·eei.~;;c:> t~,) l,'~ 0.U);.l.U>~•6

( ' .. ,. ' ·, ' . 4-""vlJ c-..•,.~. •, J'

,.uoMi. hte&r:U.y ar:e .. jur: ~nrttbl.._, for tl~ b••n b~u t•

~l•a& aod tna uea~ &ouee fr:ua&ca&ed libidinal .... 11 GAD &~

oal.y ~~ turned ia upga oaaeelf la aa lDGIIt~u• pacve¥eloa of

what 1a c16ht aod true affa~tioa. Wa ••• lt ia &ka Sfeaieb tviDI

aaa iu the ~panilh dancen, 11 li&htly kait ,r;oup iOiD& everyvhar;a

ia a 41-Clut, lillh.t ~unteat tu bo •un~lli themaelvea. The Gerr•au• are

~;.&U•~ vi "t.Jlci "''".l""'lic: .tilt',, t(,r·..:ible tail~.:.:<~ oL U1111 l.i.ttl ot fililD

'1 iu tl\ll -...,..,~,..eli w<Jrlu".

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lubeeq•••' page ~·~•~••••• ia ••~•••~•••• in tall .._., •• era to the 1962 edition by Seeker end warbur~,

2· Ray B,Weat, Jx., •JCetl\ll"ine Anaa P<>rt.or•, Peawhlet.lil .!!,! !tna!4.St! Wr+sert, VoJ..2¥, (Ua1veza1&7 of alaaeaota), pp.33•4l,

Mowev•• varaa llal• ot the aeYLaiC ltaa41~4 vaza1on el ~ Moly bible reed!'ll •vvr here wo ha,·u no la~t~•i:>IJ ·oity, ftt V4l aoeK tbe city waleD la to co••• ('a• J.etter ot Paul to ~ HoLrewm).

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'1> Ja,.oa Ruoft enu l.uol Sr•ith, •r,ouna 'J:'~l:>lto - KatlH.trl.ne Anne ••l'tl&' on lih:i.p ot ~·QoJ.a•, Col}li! &11!!l6!!h, Vol.tl4, (l'et.reii'J lt61), no,$, p.3~7.

5, Katherine Anne Pol"t<>r, "lnt.ro<iu~;t.ion•, l''low&ring J'udi14 JU!A tt.ltJ, &~·tufiea (New llorlt 1 Ra.n~om Holilse, lill<: .. aera J.i'bre~~:y • 114.0).

G.liowud lt<>Uo Mg ni:e auJ>or, &!t.l\efiat .!.!.!.!. l!Jt!fl .:. .A Cr;llection E.£. Critical lcHHl)'<::, ed. ltvl;iCI:rt l?enn Werrea (hw Jersey - ~avlewoo4a Prenti~e Hall lao., 1~70), P•ltt. Appeared in lh'itina against 'l'imea Critictl l&l!!lf; JIB Rev&eJ! (»ew Yorka William ~r~ow and ce., lne,, lttJT; Firlllt appear e.:! in l:.!!,!. ~ Yorl~er.

'{. Katll.e:rine Anne Porter, • Int.rv;iuction•, Fluyerinli Judea and t!l!!f Storiea.

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