tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395948500312534280.post2691933900249530119..comments2024-02-25T01:48:45.848-07:00Comments on Mr. Center's Wall: Sunday Poetry VII: A Carroll on Poe's "BELLS" -- sort ofJoseph Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00090686611405364311noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395948500312534280.post-13373383649425579562010-12-28T09:58:36.227-07:002010-12-28T09:58:36.227-07:00...loves stories each, when you get right down to ......loves stories each, when you get right down to the bottom of them.Joseph Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00090686611405364311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395948500312534280.post-50759320358119522582010-12-28T09:56:32.137-07:002010-12-28T09:56:32.137-07:00It took a long time, but eventually I even found s...It took a long time, but eventually I even found similar enjoyment in "Bells." Try deleted all the tintabulation and just look at the story of it. The steps of the story represented by the material of the bells.<br /><br />Interesting, if nothing else.Joseph Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00090686611405364311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395948500312534280.post-47369807118934249042010-12-28T09:36:35.144-07:002010-12-28T09:36:35.144-07:00*storyteller reliability*storyteller reliabilityJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708022607046379611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395948500312534280.post-60835771996863401102010-12-28T09:19:23.480-07:002010-12-28T09:19:23.480-07:00Finally got a chance to read these. The connectio...Finally got a chance to read these. The connection is interesting, but isn't this sort of the descent of any person who's losing his mind? Of course Poe tells it a lot better than anyone else does. I had never read either of these. I really love "The Black Cat". Of course it takes a real idiot for the ending to come to pass, but it's still really awesome stuff. One of the things I love about "The Black Cat" is the issue of reader reliability. He as much as tells us at the beginning that he doesn't expect us to believe him, but that admission almost (oddly enough) builds trust in the storyteller who, by the end, is telling a truly fantastic story and, by his own admission, is crazy. Is this demonic cat real, or is it a figment of his imagination? I don't think we ever really figure out. Anyway, I had a great time reading it. Good recommendation.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708022607046379611noreply@blogger.com