tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post635331929213916725..comments2024-03-27T16:48:21.039-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: That ain't the way it is in the book - some Tom Sawyer goo - there was no getting around the authoritiesAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-44383972459835937982015-06-10T08:55:49.224-05:002015-06-10T08:55:49.224-05:00Yes, this was only Twain's 1 1/2th novel, afte...Yes, this was only Twain's 1 1/2th novel, after all. <i>Huckleberry Finn</i> was # 3 1/2. Twain had completely solved the rhetorical problem at that point. His solution was so strong that it permanently changed American literature.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-2198257302846541442015-06-10T08:40:35.265-05:002015-06-10T08:40:35.265-05:00Perhaps the surprises you encounter can be attribu...Perhaps the surprises you encounter can be attributed to Twain's relative inexperience and weakness as a writer of the novel form. All those sketches and stories do not necessarily prepare a writer for sustained narrative; even the highly praised _Huck Finn_ (e.g., Hemingway was thoroughly smitten) suffers from his weaknesses.R.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13220814349193561823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-71504938321436128352015-06-09T23:23:11.576-05:002015-06-09T23:23:11.576-05:00Yes, sometimes Twain is likely using some of these...Yes, sometimes Twain is likely using some of these devices because he does not know what else to do, even if he knows they are ridiculous. This was only his 1 1/2th novel, after all.<br /><br />He really does warp Tom Sawyer a bit. Strange to see someone do this to their own creation.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-4818613596087689582015-06-09T22:39:23.784-05:002015-06-09T22:39:23.784-05:00twain seems to paint a kind of standard picture an...twain seems to paint a kind of standard picture and then slowly and characteristically warps it out of shape to fit his own vision(s). sometimes it appears as if he himself doesn't know where this warping is going to end up. hence the humor that comes close to savagery. whatdoyouthink...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.com