Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 10:34:29 +0000 From: Daniel Haines <daniel-AT-tw2.com> Subject: Re: 'Total Recall's' Traum michelle phil lewis-king wrote: > > This is a description of Eduard's Traum (Edwards dream) by Wihelm Buch > written in 1891 which could describe 'Total Recall' > > " It is a world without a heart, without kindness or love, and the people > inhabiting it seem, therefore to be weightless and bodyless. Like ghosts > they flit past us in quick succession. In this world, from which mind and > soul are absent, no intimate ties exist between human beings. Instead they > push, beat, betray, and destroy each other. Occasionally, these "filmstrips" > seem to form a brief sequence as when the cheater of a moment ago becomes > the person cheated. But the moral perspective is by no means prominent > enough to furnish an over-all meaning." > > Wolfgang Kaiser. 'The Grotesque in Art and Literature.' what a great quote - i can see how it relates to total recall as well... is this book available? dan h. -- http://www.fortunecity.com/roswell/chupacabras/48/ http://www.tw2.com/staff/daniel/ Ware ware Karate-do o shugyo surumonowa, Tsuneni bushido seishin o wasurezu, Wa to nin o motte nashi, Soshite tsutomereba kanarazu tasu. We who study Karate-do, Should never forget the spirit of the samurai, With peace, perseverance and hard work, We will reach our goal without failure.
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