Monday, February 1, 2010

Eat my words, by golly!

You know I am a person who will admit when they have done something or professed to be knowledgeable in an arena of literature that I definitely have a lot to learn in and was wrong in voicing what I thought was true and right with so much stubborn gusto.
And here I am with my arms wide open with my apology in my pocket for that dear old friend that insisted that one use of a vulgar epithet was not to be assumed incorrect or more than it had been as a declaration of description in certain eras of use in that prose.

Yes, I will have to eat those words since a contemporary author who we both respect utilized that “N” word in this epic novel that I just completed ‘Duma Key’, circa 2008, the honorable Mr. Stephen King; the king of all the macabre genres of this era!

The context in which he used the, “N” word was from a character speaking it when in the 1920’s, which just so happens to be the same era of the author I found myself insulting to my friend for her use of this horrendous vicious word.
I suspect it is called poetic license when true artists in this field of literature utilize the vernacular of the circa, which seems to be up until the 1920’s, then the world grew in leaps and bounds in understanding inappropriate names for others, thank goodness!

Stephen King’s use was at the very end or perhaps with my delicate sensibilities I would have returned his book too, and missed out on a very entertaining story.
Every day I learn how stupid I truly am, and think when will I ever grow up?
One day I am so, too much a liberal in my way of thought and deed and then the next I find myself actually having narrow mindedness creeping into this not so flexible brain of mine, whew, scary! Is this part of my MS, or just a simple inability to see right away when I am so wrong?

I still cringe when I see or read the negative descriptive irritating word that I suppose I have given too much power over me, which nothing in reality should ever have, any of that.
And so I will try harder to understand more of our incredible literature with its true perspective and try to remember that it is just fiction and of a time-gone-by…

On my own enlightened noteworthy realization I will bid you all a good night and to all count those blessing and we will too!

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