Sunday, April 8, 2007

Man’s Fate, Part III (Personal Commentary)

An Exchange: Ch’en and Kyo

“ ‘Man’s complete impenetrability takes on something inhuman,’ thought Kyo as he looked at him [Ch’en].” “ ‘Is it because we easily feel a sense of contact through our weaknesses?’ ” (146)

Conflicting stratagems and methodologies come to the forefront during the existential discourse between Ch’en and Kyo in Part III. Ch’en is resolute, unhesitant, and invincible. And Kyo is introspective, vulnerable, and uncertain. (To be continued)

Edith

1 comment:

gerald george said...

sorry, i accidentally flagged this blog for content. i thought i was bookmarking. i'm interested in "man's fate" which i read over forty years ago and intend to reread. you have interesting subject matter. i read "king lear" the following year.