tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post6038337062724061598..comments2024-03-28T09:06:06.709-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: White whale and wide wall: American obsessives Ahab and Donald TrumpNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-69848318069592909082019-02-18T16:23:03.720-06:002019-02-18T16:23:03.720-06:00Despite the stubborn irrationality that Bartleby e...Despite the stubborn irrationality that Bartleby exhibits to the agonizing frustration of everyone he encounters, I kind of sympathize with him, even without the dead letter office reference.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-61902091111347472942019-02-18T11:47:08.825-06:002019-02-18T11:47:08.825-06:00Melville was good with obsessives. One hopes that ...Melville was good with obsessives. One hopes that Trump doesn't turn out like Bartelby the Scrivener, who refuses to be displaced.<br /><br />tomTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-80888755718027767932019-02-18T08:23:40.100-06:002019-02-18T08:23:40.100-06:00Well let us indeed hope this will be his white wha...Well let us indeed hope this will be his white whale. It's a good metaphor. Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757585399827295128noreply@blogger.com