Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Self Critic
Barnes/Geoffrey asks so many questions. When we finally find out the truth behind Ellen and her story that was "so hard to tell" Barnes/Geoffrey is never sure. Was it this? or Was it that? Am i STILL wrong about that? Now, I ask a question myself, does Barnes/Geoffrey find such a passion in critiquing the life of Flaubert because there is simply nothing else left to critique. Apparently in his mind he has critisized himself for not making his love Ellen better, not making her love him back. Even though he says they were happy, he then says they were not, proving he has thought about it more than once, obviously critiquing the past...is that why he hates critics so much? Because he himself is such one that has realized it gets you no where?
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I understand some of your confusion. I guess that Braithwaite figures his wife wasn't happy on some level, because she had an affair (hence, her connection, perhaps, to Emma, and Braithwaite's obsession with Flaubert).
My hope is that our upcoming essay assignment is going to provide you with ample opportunity to work through a lot of the very productive and pointed questionns that have marked so many of your posts!
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