Post by shelbygraham on Jun 17, 2024 13:26:08 GMT
“If greatness is thrust upon certain men, thought is extorted from others. How apt that I who had no past and so eschewed a future, who entered neither social nor economic relations, who was without memory and henceforth privileged not to reason, should have struggled again with ideas which were not my own, that I had learned upon a time and then ignored.” (216)
This quote, I think, sums up where Lovett stands in the middle of Hollingsworth and McLeod. He seems to be at the moment just observing and not putting a lot of his own thought and input into the interrogation/discussion (one reason being he was not asked to contribute). But even most of his thoughts are just observations and not stating whether he agrees or not (unless I’m missing something?). But in the quote above, he is saying because he is without memory he is also “privileged not to reason” and doesn’t feel the need/burden to weigh in. I guess he is in a stage of life where he is mostly soaking in information and not contributing his own.
Does anyone agree? I find the dialogue a bit dense so maybe I’m missing something.
This quote, I think, sums up where Lovett stands in the middle of Hollingsworth and McLeod. He seems to be at the moment just observing and not putting a lot of his own thought and input into the interrogation/discussion (one reason being he was not asked to contribute). But even most of his thoughts are just observations and not stating whether he agrees or not (unless I’m missing something?). But in the quote above, he is saying because he is without memory he is also “privileged not to reason” and doesn’t feel the need/burden to weigh in. I guess he is in a stage of life where he is mostly soaking in information and not contributing his own.
Does anyone agree? I find the dialogue a bit dense so maybe I’m missing something.
