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Post by reluedders on Jun 14, 2024 12:47:42 GMT
This 2nd meeting was a lot for me to get through. I found myself just reading and reading but not retaining. It was just a lot of info, but never seemed to go any where. Then, at the end, Hollingsworth deployed this secret sound, and McLeod let go of all the secrets that he'd been holding on to! I was shocked! I had to go back & re-read that part a couple times because it seemed to come out of no where. It was so random! Did anyone else think about this, or understand more about this part? I'm thoroughly confused!
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Post by mjunious on Jun 20, 2024 3:58:56 GMT
I was struck by this portion of the novel; moreso McLeod's change after this interrogatory session. He becomes very melancholic. The shift may be most evident in the way he stops acting so playful around his daughter. McLeod's back and forth with Hollingsworth is probably what gave his life meaning. When he reached the point of not being able to prolong these sessions, he lost his "purpose" and without being able to find meaning in the same world that Lovett struggles to cling to some purpose, the two are kindred of the search for purpose in post-war America, and this passage highlights this very loss felt by both McLeod and Lovett.
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