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   XPost: rec.arts.sf.written   
   From: hayesmstw@hotmail.com   
      
   On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 13:15:34 -0800, Tim Bruening   
    wrote:   
      
   >Steve Hayes wrote:   
   >> The ring and the deplorable word are not allegories of weapons of mass   
   >> destruction in our world, they ARE weapons of mass destruction in their own   
   >> worlds. And readers can see their own connections, which may be incipient   
   >> allegories. The behaviour of Jadis in Charn suggests to me the behaviour of   
   >> George Bush and Saddam Hussein in our world... the latterprepared to allow   
   his   
   >> country to be destroyed, and the former prepared to bring war and   
   destruction   
   >> to the whole world in an insane desire to retain and enhance his power. But   
   I   
   >> don't think either will get a chance to do it again in a brand new world.   
   And   
   >> to say that Lewis intended Jadis and her sister to be allegories of George   
   >> Bush and Saddam Hussein would be taking it too far. Nevertheless, the   
   reaction   
   >> of Polly is the reaction of sane people in our world to their insane   
   >> confrontation.   
   >   
   >I was unaware that President Bush is prepared to bring war and destruction to   
   the   
   >entire EARTH!!!!   
      
   Thats what allegories sometimes do -- present things in a different way to   
   make people aware on the consequences of certain actions when they were   
   previously unaware. That was certainly the point of "Animal farm", for   
   example.   
      
      
      
      
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