The Metaphor Problem
Posted on October 17th, 2007 By scott at 9:08 pm (All, Two legs)
John McNally has once again posted a killer essay on his blog. It’s a shame he doesn’t blog more often. I suspect the man could topple governments with his wordprocessor.
His last anthology, When I Was A Loser, has an essay by Will Clarke that’s caused a ruckus in Rhode Island (by the way, when is the last time you thought of Rhode Island?).
Apparently the essay’s title, “How to Kill a Boy Nobody Likes,” should have had a ;-> printed next to it because the title is metaphorical, not literal. Some parents in R.I. didn’t care for the essay being available to their children.
I suggest you take a look at Will’s profile on Amazon as well.
Nanny said,
October 25, 2007 at 3:40 pm
Well, myself (if you don’t get it, refer to the Supervisor’s quote) has added McNally to my favorites. And, Laura, save the book for me to read as well.
I just had a wunnerful email experience with a non-Snopes checker. grrrrrrrrrr
Madeleine said,
October 28, 2007 at 1:31 pm
I hate people who don’t get metaphors, I don’t even think some of my teachers get it. I get it, they should too, but I guess people are too stupid.