The Mailer Review/Volume 4, 2010/Jive-Ass Aficionado: Why Are We in Vietnam? and Hemingway's Moral Code: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 126: | Line 126: | ||
The closest D.J. comes to that approval is when he and Rusty break off | The closest D.J. comes to that approval is when he and Rusty break off | ||
from the rest of the group as Hemingway’s hero did—“‘Son, let’s split from | from the rest of the group as Hemingway’s hero did—“‘Son, let’s split from | ||
Luke the Fink cause he ain’t going to get your ass or mine near a grizzer’ (123){{sfn|Mailer|1967 | Luke the Fink cause he ain’t going to get your ass or mine near a grizzer’ (123){{sfn|Mailer|1967}}. Alone and apart from the main competition, they become “real good, | ||
man, tight as combat buddies” (128){{sfn|Mailer|1967}}. Rusty tells D.J. how much he learned | man, tight as combat buddies” (128){{sfn|Mailer|1967}}. Rusty tells D.J. how much he learned | ||
about hunting from his father and passes on this bit of advice, which ironically D.J. already knows: “‘the only time a good man with a good rifle is in trouble is when he steps from sunlight into shadow, cause there’s two or | about hunting from his father and passes on this bit of advice, which ironically D.J. already knows: “‘the only time a good man with a good rifle is in trouble is when he steps from sunlight into shadow, cause there’s two or | ||