Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Thursday, January 01, 2009
Arthur Miller on Mark Twain & America
"I wonder whether in him is some kind of symbolization of the American character.
There is so much boasting going on; that always goes on. Great country for self advertising - we are god's country, we're a big success.
And he had that about him. He was not hiding his light under a bushel. At the same time, underneath there, you smelled suffering.
And of course that's the American dilemma - we are all great successes, and if you push a little bit, you can reach the anguish that's underneath it all."
--- Ken Burns' Mark Twain
There is so much boasting going on; that always goes on. Great country for self advertising - we are god's country, we're a big success.
And he had that about him. He was not hiding his light under a bushel. At the same time, underneath there, you smelled suffering.
And of course that's the American dilemma - we are all great successes, and if you push a little bit, you can reach the anguish that's underneath it all."
--- Ken Burns' Mark Twain
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