[at-l] RE: Bryson's Book

[rafe@oasissemi.com (Raphael Bustin)]

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At 10:53 AM 9/9/2002 -0400, Bob C. wrote:

>I  thought  Henry summed it up quite well when he wrote in Walden,...


Much as I admire Thoreau and his role in American literature
and American history, he was in many ways an insufferable
and pompous ass.  "Walden" is a painful read, IMHO.

In many situations, caricature can convey truth more effectively
than an objective recital of facts.  Political cartoons, for example.

Or consider Art Spiegelman's "Maus" -- a documentary of his
father's experience in the Holocaust, presented in "comic book" format.


rafe b.
aka terrapin
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