334/334/Part VI - Revision history

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	The final part of the [[334 novella]] is subtitled '''2026'''.		The final part of the [[334 novella]] is subtitled '''2026'''.

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The entire Hanson apartment was on fire

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	=== The entire Hanson apartment was on fire ===		=== The entire Hanson apartment was on fire ===
	A climactic scene in a burning house has featured in several of Disch's horror novels: ''The Businessman'', ''The M.D.'', ''The Sub''. Lottie's delirious internal narration is very similar in style to ''The Businessman'' in particular.		A climactic scene in a burning house has featured in several of Disch's horror novels: ''[[The Businessman]]'', ''[[The M.D.]]'', ''The Sub''. Lottie's delirious internal narration is very similar in style to ''The Businessman'' in particular.

	== 42. Lottie, at Bellevue, continued ==		== 42. Lottie, at Bellevue, continued ==

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here you are enjoying a goddamned sunset

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	=== here you are enjoying a goddamned sunset ===		=== here you are enjoying a goddamned sunset ===
	See [[334 Part I (11)\|"Crossing Brooklyn Ferry"]]: "ever so many hundred years hence, others will ... enjoy the sunset ..."		See [[334 Part I (11)\|"Crossing Brooklyn Ferry"]]: "ever so many hundred years hence, others will ... enjoy the sunset ..."

			As the sun typically sets in the west, a literal-minded reader familiar with the geography of New York might be puzzled by the idea of looking from Bellevue—on the east side of Manhattan—across the East River to Brooklyn, while simultaneously watching the sunset. Either Lottie was on a balcony facing north or south and could see to both sides, or she's talking about the dramatic indirect effects that you can sometimes see as the last light hits buildings and windows on the Brooklyn shore.

	== 43. Mrs. Hanson, in Room 7 ==		== 43. Mrs. Hanson, in Room 7 ==

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	=== St. Mark, third chapter, verses thirty-three to thirty-five ===		=== St. Mark, third chapter, verses thirty-three to thirty-five ===
	In other words, the central line in this passage ("And he looked round about on them ... and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!")~~— cited~~ by January as an argument for choosing faith over blood ~~family— is~~ [[334/334/Part III#"Scorn for the scorners, yes; but for the wretched, grace."\|another]] '''3:34'''.		In other words, the central line in this passage ("And he looked round about on them ... and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!")—cited by January as an argument for choosing faith over blood family—is [[334/334/Part III#"Scorn for the scorners, yes; but for the wretched, grace."\|another]] '''3:34'''.

	== 39. The Five-Fifteen Puppets ==		== 39. The Five-Fifteen Puppets ==
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	=== hundreds of people ... who didn't meet occupancy standards ===		=== hundreds of people ... who didn't meet occupancy standards ===
	Mrs. Hanson is being evicted because, both of her daughters having departed (even though she expects Lottie to return), the apartment now only has one resident but is reserved for families of at least ~~two— the~~ same reason that Richard Williken had to pretend to have a son. She is clearly violating regulations; the only question is who informed on her.		Mrs. Hanson is being evicted because, both of her daughters having departed (even though she expects Lottie to return), the apartment now only has one resident but is reserved for families of at least two—the same reason that Richard Williken had to pretend to have a son. She is clearly violating regulations; the only question is who informed on her.

	== 40. Hunt's Tomato Catsup ==		== 40. Hunt's Tomato Catsup ==

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collapse summary

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	The final part of the [[334 novella]] is subtitled '''2026'''.		The final part of the [[334 novella]] is subtitled '''2026'''.

	~~== Summary ==~~		{{SummaryCollapsed \|
	Final scenes of each of the Hansons in 2026. Lottie and Mrs. Hanson, the last two members of the family still living in the original apartment, are evicted. All three Hanson women decide on different ways of escaping their troubles with the help of an institution: Shrimp joins a religious order, Lottie becomes a psychiatric inpatient (after trying unsuccessfully to die on their burning furniture), and Nora applies for euthanasia.		Final scenes of each of the Hansons in 2026. Lottie and Mrs. Hanson, the last two members of the family still living in the original apartment, are evicted. All three Hanson women decide on different ways of escaping their troubles with the help of an institution: Shrimp joins a religious order, Lottie becomes a psychiatric inpatient (after trying unsuccessfully to die on their burning furniture), and Nora applies for euthanasia.
			}}

	== 36. Boz ==		== 36. Boz ==

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	We saw her doing this in [[334 Part II (17)\|scene 17]].		We saw her doing this in [[334 Part II (17)\|scene 17]].

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anyway the world doesn't end

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	=== anyway the world doesn't end ===		=== anyway the world doesn't end ===
	The desire for the world (or at least one's own ~~country~~) to stop struggling and just collapse was a major theme of "[[Everyday Life in the Later Roman Empire]]", where Alexa Miller yearned for "barbarians" to destroy New York. Here, Lottie provides a counterpoint that Alexa probably wouldn't understand because Alexa has a more leisurely life: it can't end because people are just too busy.		The desire for the world (or at least one's own society) to stop struggling and just collapse was a major theme of "[[Everyday Life in the Later Roman Empire]]", where Alexa Miller yearned for "barbarians" to destroy New York. Here, Lottie provides a counterpoint that Alexa probably wouldn't understand because Alexa has a more leisurely life: it can't end because people are just too busy.

	=== here you are enjoying a goddamned sunset ===		=== here you are enjoying a goddamned sunset ===

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42. Lottie, at Bellevue, continued

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	== 42. Lottie, at Bellevue, continued ==		== 42. Lottie, at Bellevue, continued ==
	''(2026 - Lottie - monolog)''		''(2026 - Lottie - monolog)''

			=== anyway the world doesn't end ===
			The desire for the world (or at least one's own country) to stop struggling and just collapse was a major theme of "[[Everyday Life in the Later Roman Empire]]", where Alexa Miller yearned for "barbarians" to destroy New York. Here, Lottie provides a counterpoint that Alexa probably wouldn't understand because Alexa has a more leisurely life: it can't end because people are just too busy.

	=== here you are enjoying a goddamned sunset ===		=== here you are enjoying a goddamned sunset ===

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	=== I can remember visiting my father ===		=== I can remember visiting my father ===
	We saw her doing this in [[334 Part II (17)\|scene 17]].		We saw her doing this in [[334 Part II (17)\|scene 17]].

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Summary

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	== Summary ==		== Summary ==
	Final scenes of each of the Hansons in 2026. Lottie and Mrs. Hanson, the last two members of the family still living in the original apartment, are evicted~~; they each~~ decide on different ways of escaping their troubles with the help of an institution.		Final scenes of each of the Hansons in 2026. Lottie and Mrs. Hanson, the last two members of the family still living in the original apartment, are evicted. All three Hanson women decide on different ways of escaping their troubles with the help of an institution: Shrimp joins a religious order, Lottie becomes a psychiatric inpatient (after trying unsuccessfully to die on their burning furniture), and Nora applies for euthanasia.

	== 36. Boz ==		== 36. Boz ==