Difference between revisions of "A 158 33"

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(158:33) "I fealt like that Power wer a Big Old Father I wantit it to do me like Granser done Goodparley I wantit it to come in to me hard and strong long and strong. Let me be your boy, I thot"

This is the first and only mention of a patriarchal god and the idea is clearly a novelty to Riddley. The Eusa Story does not include a Big Old Father, but Riddley's use of capital letters is a sure sign that he means it in a religious sense (like Power, No., or Trubba).

Note that Riddley, Goodparley, and Lissener all have fathers who were killed: Riddley's by accident; Lissener's by Goodparley; Goodparley's by pirates, and his surrogate father by Goodparley.

Also note the use of the word "boy," more explicitly than earlier, to refer to submissive sex.

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-* {{PP|159|6}} "I knowit Cambry Senter ben flattent the werst of all the dead town senters it ben Zero Groun it ben where the wite shadderd stood up over every thing"
+* {{PP|158|33}} "I fealt like that {{Ix|Power}} wer a Big Old Father I wantit it to do me like Granser done Goodparley I wantit it to come in to me hard and strong long and strong.  Let me be your boy, I thot"
-Given the small size of Kent (see [[places]]), it would seem unlikely that separate nuclear bombs were dropped on each of the "dead towns"; but Riddley has mentioned seeing white {{Ix|shadder|shadows}} in the other towns, which are only found near the heart of a blast.  Then again, we don't know how weapons might have advanced (so to speak) between the modern day and Bad Time.
+This is the first and only mention of a patriarchal god and the idea is clearly a novelty to Riddley.  The Eusa Story does not include a Big Old Father, but Riddley's use of {{Ix|capitalized words|capital letters}} is a sure sign that he means it in a religious sense (like {{Ix|Power}}, {{Ix|number|No.}}, or {{Ix|Trubba}}).
+Note that Riddley, Goodparley, and Lissener all have fathers who were killed: Riddley's by accident; Lissener's by Goodparley; Goodparley's by pirates, and his surrogate father by Goodparley.
+Also note the use of the word "{{Ix|boy}}," more explicitly than earlier, to refer to submissive sex.
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