tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395948500312534280.post4891789761926856582..comments2024-02-25T01:48:45.848-07:00Comments on Mr. Center's Wall: East of Eden XIX -- chpt18:To Bury SecretsJoseph Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00090686611405364311noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395948500312534280.post-54833520621611375462010-10-26T13:36:59.178-06:002010-10-26T13:36:59.178-06:00It is. It is infamous and the bane of the Washing...It is. It is infamous and the bane of the Washington-Maryland border.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708022607046379611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395948500312534280.post-87790902814925792572010-10-26T11:57:41.745-06:002010-10-26T11:57:41.745-06:00And James, your internet is terrible....And James, your internet is terrible....Joseph Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00090686611405364311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395948500312534280.post-82285544263828432342010-10-26T11:57:20.495-06:002010-10-26T11:57:20.495-06:00While I can't say what Lee sees, I can say wha...While I can't say what Lee sees, I can say what I see: I think Lee is a foil for Adam, not a counterpart. What will not work for Adam does not have a necessary parallel for Lee. So without just dishing it out, think about it this way: Lee's calling, or so he feels about it, is as servant. He has an aspiration for selling books, because of his hobby, but this conflicts with who he is, not because it's impossible, but because of current cirucmstances around him.Joseph Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00090686611405364311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395948500312534280.post-5709754328775225732010-10-26T11:25:41.096-06:002010-10-26T11:25:41.096-06:00Sorry, Internet has been down the last few days (A...Sorry, Internet has been down the last few days (AGAIN!--still is, but I'm at school). I like the bookstore question. I haven't fully thought this out, but I wonder if part of it may be that Lee knows that the bookstore is an unrealistic dream. It's something that he wants that he knows he can't ever really have. He looks at Adam, who also has a similar situation. Adam wants to believe that he can start a Salinas dynasty with Cathy, even though, clearly, she's never been interested in helping him do that. By trying to bring this unattainable goal into reality, he ruins himself. I think Lee might see a parallel there.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708022607046379611noreply@blogger.com