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tmwriter70

I already know what that story is about.

Aug 06, 2009 11:54

Today I’m going to talk about stories you think you know. The stories you already know what it is all about even before you read it. The story, so to speak, has entered the common vernacular. You know what Romeo and Juliet is about. Star crossed lovers that commit suicide. You that Dracula is about a blood sucking vampire. You know the background ( Read more... )

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very good dr_arnzen August 22 2009, 16:16:58 UTC

Isn't it great to read an old classic and discover just how richer it is than the mass media hand-me-downs of the 20th century? :-) Great work, TCM. I remember that Bugs cartoon; I bet more people know that than have read the story.

I also had the same thoughts about the "it's all in his mind" possibility. There's a degree to which that is always a possible reading in psychological horror tales. Good observation. But your point about Utterson being the central character really is the crux of your analysis and I think that's totally accurate.