On 3/10/2011 2:35 PM, Barry Alpert wrote:
> Bob,
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> I could say that the closing couplet does "wrap up" the character of the family as a whole, since it was uttered as a unifying gesture by a family member whose very existence had been denied for 40 years by her sister and her husband, and whose precise biological relation to their daughter and her two daughters remained unknown until the revelation. So, yes, a miniature family drama.
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> Barry
Sorry to be a pest (a very minor one, I hope), Barry, but while I'm sure
you're right for those knowledgeable about Raymond Vouillamoz and
DECHAINEES, someone ignorant of both like me, would not be able to find
that unity--from the poem alone. But, yes, I consider a proper reader
of the poem responsible for learning about V. and DECHAINEES. So it's
my fault that I didn't see the unity you show to be there. Meanwhile,
it's neat that the poem can work both and maybe other ways. Even if I'm
the only one it works for my first way!
--Bob
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