Little Dee

Discussion (8) ¬

1. 
   War Pig

   August 14, 2012 at 1:07 am | #

   Ted is a huge bear. Break the chair and Vachel will come out easily.
2. 
   christopher

   August 14, 2012 at 6:16 am | #

   @War_Pig, Ha! And what would the poor writer have done with the rest of the week? Written them just relaxing and enjoying the sun? ;-)
3. 
   SrPilha

   August 14, 2012 at 7:38 am | #

   that’s funny, I read the “narration” as Vachel’s voice or his thoughts over the view inside the cave, as if repeating (ominously?) the end of Blake’s sentence. :)
4. 
   christopher

   August 14, 2012 at 7:45 am | #

   @SrPilha, um, yes! That’s it. Of course. I intended exactly that. ;-)
5. 
   Frank

   August 14, 2012 at 1:25 pm | #

   Narrator? I actually read it more as: “the words echoed in Vatchel’s mind: ‘Back… at… the… cave….’ Noooooo!”
6. 
   Frank

   August 14, 2012 at 1:25 pm | #

   Oh, I didn’t see Pilha’s comment
7. 
   reynard61

   August 14, 2012 at 7:16 pm | #

   @ War Pig: I have the feeling that, in Ted’s paws, Vachel would break long before the chair would…
8. 
   War Pig

   August 14, 2012 at 8:22 pm | #

   I know, but sometimes the math major in me just cannot suspend enough belief to let some things pass. Talking, intelligent animals? Sure. Flying bears? Not a problem. Melancholy vultures? Natch. Lost key with a wooden chair and a massively strong bear who could shatter the legs of the chair and extract Vachel safely from beneath, or simply pull the chains apart? I just can’t stand it. Too many disbeliefs in a row. My brain aches.