tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375071335679640824.post7549510843122788062..comments2023-10-11T06:26:01.345-07:00Comments on American Literature After 1945 Fall 2014: The "Untamed"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859084138187073439noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375071335679640824.post-72058035811095044902014-09-08T13:09:00.024-07:002014-09-08T13:09:00.024-07:00Yes! And I would add that in that masculine trope...Yes! And I would add that in that masculine trope (the original version of the American Dream I would add), the land is often personified as female... The explorer elements also seem to add to the surrealism of the story and elevate it from just a story about one man Neddy, to almost an epic journey.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859084138187073439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375071335679640824.post-68149368391678953432014-09-08T10:41:14.690-07:002014-09-08T10:41:14.690-07:00What I took from the story was that Neddy was so f...What I took from the story was that Neddy was so festered with alcoholism, that he couldn't know his family. He couldn't even save his life from falling apart. I agree with you on the name. Why name it after his wife? Could it be that this is his subconscious, indicating he knew all along he was losing touch with Lucinda, and this is sort of his drunken way of trying to impress her/win her favor? It's interesting. This story is so ambiguous, yet leaves so much room for interpretation. CoryRobinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03779488579810368226noreply@blogger.com