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@ribera73
Жыл бұрын
Pedro Paramo by the Mexican writer Juan Rulfo is a clear influence on “The Crossing” I can’t believe most experts on McCarthy miss it. Several times in the novel Billy Parham is called”señor Paramo”.
@WriteConscious
Жыл бұрын
Let's go! Love that book and never made the connection! Excellent stuff! Thank you! That's why I made this channel. The people are smarter than the scholars.
@tectorgorch8698
4 ай бұрын
I recently read PP and missed the resemblances except for the incest thing, of course. I'll probably reread PP in a year or so, so...
@ConnBlue
2 ай бұрын
It’s my fave too, been calling my Basset Hound the Righteous Son ever since. Please keep up your great work!
@alexhopewell449
Жыл бұрын
The Crossing is an all-time banger for me. My only literary tattoo is Crossing-inspired. I’m on a KZitem detox right now, but can’t wait to watch this vid when I reintegrate some more screen time. Thanks for the content, Ian. Some of the best stuff out there 🤙
@WriteConscious
Жыл бұрын
Alex! Agreed! Haha, that's so funny! What is the tattoo? Take lots of time away! KZitem is for when you can't be outside and enjoying yourself lol. Thanks for the words of encouragement brotha! LETS GO!
@alexhopewell449
Жыл бұрын
I’ve got the image of the wolf wearing the makeshift muzzle that Billy initially wraps its mouth with.
@WriteConscious
Жыл бұрын
Yikes! That's intense lol!
@christianvchacon
Жыл бұрын
Hello, I really like Books are Made Out of Books and The Crossing, which is one of my favorite McCarthy works. I was shocked when the wolf died in The Crossing. Your videos are great by the way. I have been really into McCarthy's work in The Passenger lately and have been a fan of his since I first read his writing in 2014 with The Road. His nature descriptions also are one of my favorite parts about his work. His description at the end of The Passenger comes to mind in regard to that. This includes Western's walk along the beach and the things there like the skeleton of a dolphin.
@WriteConscious
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the support Christian! I was shocked too lol... Traumatized! For sure, McCarthy started going HAM in the last 125 pages or so of The Passenger. There also were some magnificent nature writing when Western goes back to his grandparents house and is walking around. That seemed like a turning point for the text when things started to escalate more into a more familiar McCarthy.
@christianvchacon
Жыл бұрын
@@WriteConscious Yes, I am currently reading through it again and taking notes. It's a wonderful novel. And yes, again, I was very shocked at the wolf passing away!
@vegansportsbar7453
Жыл бұрын
Hey buddy, dig your channel. Just a quick tip on reading passages out loud. If you find yourself stumbling over certain words or rhythms in a sentence, slow yourself down. It makes the passage more resonant and gives yourself the chance to read through it smoothly. Thaks for your channel!
@WriteConscious
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the reminder! Always trying to slow myself down lol. Even while I'm not reading passages. Thanks for the support!
@Thetopnoobpro
Жыл бұрын
You talking about how this is your favorite novel gave me an idea. If you have not already I think you should rank all Cormac McCarthy novels from worst to best and from least favorite to favorite, because there is a difference, and I would like to see what you would have to say as a (basically) McCarthy Scholar yourself.
@WriteConscious
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the idea and support. I am planning a tier-ranking video right now. But, I feel that it could become a huge video so I am planning it out. Will be filming in multiple locations and adding a ton of edits to it. Want to it be the best video I've ever released! If you have any ideas on how I could make it fun let me know!!
@cy9152
Жыл бұрын
I cant speak to the validity of the influences on the writing style of The Crossing. I believe the scholarly work into the influences of the content of The Crossing are unnecessary. If you travel out West or live out that way and get to know people whose families have lived in the west for generations you hear alot of wild stories. I always got the sense that The Crossing is simply a vehicle to tell alot of cool stories that Cormac accumulated over the years. I will give three examples. The plane crash. I bet you. Somebody that he knew that owned a huge spread of land had a damn plane crash on it. Undoubtedly it was a tragic story and it was an antiquated and monstrous effort to extract the wreckage. The Goat. I have asked every Mexican friend and good acquaintance I have made since I read this book and I have never heard anyone say that goats get skinned alive before they butcher and eat them. This had to be a story he heard about the old ways. Barbaric The Prussian. I actually researched this quite a bit. I could never find a single instance of a punitive measure of sucking someones eyeballs out. A mentor of mine who has done research about the influx of European advisors and Mercenaries/Volunteers during this time period was dumbfounded when I asked him about it. Now this is just my opinion, but I always got a sense that the The Crossing is simply a tale of the brutality and wonder of the West. What makes it resonate is that it is a collection of stories and legends that actually happened to people.
@WriteConscious
Жыл бұрын
They may seem unnecessary for "The Crossing" because there is very little to work with. But, for All the Pretty Horses and Cities of the Plains there are 20+ recorded instances of McCarthy borrowing/stealing ideas from other authors. Obviously, if you live in the Southwest, talk to people, and study the mythos that will be the center of any story. But, plenty of people have tried to tell the mythos of the southwest and sucked at it. McCarthy is a master because he is standing on the shoulders of other greats and integrating their ideas and style into an under-represented setting of literature, the American Southwest.
@kevissimo
5 ай бұрын
When the She Wolf died I was so heartbroken I almost put down the book.
@pulp6588
5 ай бұрын
I felt like that at least 6 times throughout the entire book lol
@foodchewer
2 ай бұрын
The whole book is really, really heavy. It hit me hard, yeah, that scene included.
@EnhancedLavaLamp
2 ай бұрын
I did put it down for months after that. Only returned this past week to finish it. Truly heartbreaking
@kevissimo
2 ай бұрын
@@EnhancedLavaLamp It was. I had this naive thought that the wolf story would have a kind of Disney like ending to that arc. I know Cormac's themes and should have known better.
@larrycarr4562
Жыл бұрын
Recently read The Crossing, and while Suttree remains my favorite, the Crossing is holding an emotional hold for 2nd. May hold off on the final work of his trilogy.
@WriteConscious
Жыл бұрын
Take your time finishing the trilogy!
@larrycarr4562
Жыл бұрын
@@WriteConscious yeah, almost got started crossing the plains, but instead catching up on some Ross MacDonald.
@WriteConscious
Жыл бұрын
Nice man. Thanks for mentioning Ross Macdonald. Haven't thought about him in a minute. Read a book of his while visiting family in Canada once for a couple weeks. Was at a lake house and at the mercy of a Canadian author only bookshelf lol.
@larrycarr4562
Жыл бұрын
@@WriteConscious don’t sleep on Lew Archer!
@alphavolta5038
Жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this video but as a tip, please script your videos more thoroughly or take multiple takes when reading passages. You trip over yourself a lot of times!
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