how bout we all take 'dem masks off?!

Apr 14, 2004 13:47


For english I have to read a book entitled "A Histor y of the World In 10 1/2 Chapters"  by Julian Barnes.  It's pretty funny.

An excerpt from Chapter 7: Three Simple Srtories; Story Two- Jonah and The Whale
  • "When the film Jaws came out there were many attempts to explain its hold over the audience.  Did it draw on some primal metaphor, some archetypal dream known the world over?  Did it exploit the clashing elements of land and water, feeding on our anxiety  at the concept of amphibianism?  Did it relate in some way to the fact that millions of years ago our gill-bearing ancestors crawled out of the pond and ever since we have been paralyzed by the thought of a return to it?  The English novelist Kingsley Amis, conidering the film and its possible interpretations, came to the following conclusion:  'It's about being bloody frightened of being eaten by a bloody great shark.'"


... And I thought- Thurber, there is someone I would like you to meet...

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