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Page 54
... completely objective . True , we are presented only with Kurt's point of view , but it would not be possible to identify him with his creator . Above all , Kurt's mother , unlike Paul Morel's , is inaccessible ; he is rejected by her ...
... completely objective . True , we are presented only with Kurt's point of view , but it would not be possible to identify him with his creator . Above all , Kurt's mother , unlike Paul Morel's , is inaccessible ; he is rejected by her ...
Page 62
... completely convincing , and perhaps it is the sure sign of Hughes's talents as a novelist that the historical personages , Hitler above all , are as completely convincing within the framework of the novel as the fictitious characters ...
... completely convincing , and perhaps it is the sure sign of Hughes's talents as a novelist that the historical personages , Hitler above all , are as completely convincing within the framework of the novel as the fictitious characters ...
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... completely unforeseeable accident ; but the effect on him is of liberation , of a sudden sense of power ; and thinking to turn the killing to his own account , he sends the Daltons a note saying the girl has been kidnapped and demanding ...
... completely unforeseeable accident ; but the effect on him is of liberation , of a sudden sense of power ; and thinking to turn the killing to his own account , he sends the Daltons a note saying the girl has been kidnapped and demanding ...
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