On Thursday, October 14, 2004, at 12:02 am, Bludis Jack
wrote:
>
> Jim Winter says and asks:
>
> <<You have a cat story. The metaphor for
the
> cat's life is his litter box. Every event in the
story
> confirms that metaphor, either by the
cat's
> skewed perspective or by forces acting
against
> him. He dies in the pound at the end. Is this
cat
> noir?>>
>
> It's not noir unless the cat takes some action
to
> change his life and just keeps getting screwed
up
> at every turn.
>
> Jack Bludis
>
And if you forget to change the cat litter and he uses your
quilt instead, is that hard-boiled?
<recovering from TOR>
Marianne
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