I had a very isolated immigrant adolescence and instead of friends I had comic books. I particularly loved the X-Men and Rogue, who cannot touch others or be touched by them.
My mother thought comics were brain-deadening trash but as far as I was concerned they were examples of incredible characters and storytelling.
Thank you for this—I love it. You’ve conveyed a powerful sense of permission, and particularly the permission to go back and read for this, reread for this. And in fact you have sent me back to the author’s note at the beginning of Isaac Bashevis Singer’s stories:
“The worst of them [the dangers that lurk behind the writer of fiction] are:… 3. Forced originality—namely, the illusion that… playing with artificial symbols can express the basic and ever-changing nature of human relations, or reflect the combinations and complications of heredity and environment.” (He’s not shy of symbols or following a literary heritage in his work—I take that artificial as the thing he’s warning against.)
I feel as if you’ve seen through the superficial in my question and guided me back to the deeper source. Thank you!
I was a sporadic reader of comics but adored the Fantastic Four. Thanks for this.
I had a very isolated immigrant adolescence and instead of friends I had comic books. I particularly loved the X-Men and Rogue, who cannot touch others or be touched by them.
My mother thought comics were brain-deadening trash but as far as I was concerned they were examples of incredible characters and storytelling.
Agreed about the Incredibles. 😊
“…scents the work with the oils of ancient grandeur.”
Fabulous!
Thank you for this—I love it. You’ve conveyed a powerful sense of permission, and particularly the permission to go back and read for this, reread for this. And in fact you have sent me back to the author’s note at the beginning of Isaac Bashevis Singer’s stories:
“The worst of them [the dangers that lurk behind the writer of fiction] are:… 3. Forced originality—namely, the illusion that… playing with artificial symbols can express the basic and ever-changing nature of human relations, or reflect the combinations and complications of heredity and environment.” (He’s not shy of symbols or following a literary heritage in his work—I take that artificial as the thing he’s warning against.)
I feel as if you’ve seen through the superficial in my question and guided me back to the deeper source. Thank you!
My guess is that Yunior is the Watcher.
Well Yunior claims he's the Watcher but the book itself might argue differently.