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Sorry, I'm in a spammy mood today.
Jan. 17th, 2008 12:17 amDuring the A2A discussions today - I've followed them around to some LJs off ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
lifein1973, out of curiosity (I wanted to see the "happy jumping" folks' reactions) - I've seen that old bit of praise for the ending of LoM pop up again: to paraphrase, "I love the ending of LoM because it's so open to interpretation"; variously also, "whether Sam committed suicide or not is a matter of interpretation". And I have to admit: I still can't see this famous openness of the text, in this case. And you'd think that, what with how unhappy my interpretation of 2.08 makes me, I'd *jump* on any alternative interpretation that I thought even remotely plausible...
I mean, I can see how there would be *slight* differences in people's interpretations. But surely, the basic 'facts' of the story are pretty clear?
Yes, yes, I know. I'll be wanking myself to death, one of these days.
It's a frelling compulsion.
lifein1973, out of curiosity (I wanted to see the "happy jumping" folks' reactions) - I've seen that old bit of praise for the ending of LoM pop up again: to paraphrase, "I love the ending of LoM because it's so open to interpretation"; variously also, "whether Sam committed suicide or not is a matter of interpretation". And I have to admit: I still can't see this famous openness of the text, in this case. And you'd think that, what with how unhappy my interpretation of 2.08 makes me, I'd *jump* on any alternative interpretation that I thought even remotely plausible... I mean, I can see how there would be *slight* differences in people's interpretations. But surely, the basic 'facts' of the story are pretty clear?
Yes, yes, I know. I'll be wanking myself to death, one of these days.
It's a frelling compulsion.
