Challenge 923

Leave for Crete

1. In David Rogers’s Seeing Buffalo:

   1. In the first two instalments alone, how many details reflect the mythology surrounding Pasiphae, Minos and the Minotaur?
   2. What is the significance of Horseshoe Farm’s being located on what amounts to an island in the stream?

2. In Nolan Williams’ The Crane and the Spear: How does each character’s choice of “theory” about the birds’ disappearances reflect the caracter’s personality? How does the sole character who guesses correctly about the birds differ from the other characters?

3. In Charles C. Cole’s A Farewell to Mom:

   1. What tone does Weymouth’s employer take in arranging his leave of absence to attend his mother’s funeral?
   2. Why does Weymouth feel compelled to repress any public display of emotion?

4. In Raymond Lane’s Looking for Love in Alien Places:

   1. What is the function of Stuart? How would Petunia’s role be affected if Stuart were omitted?
   2. Petunia’s mother is said to have been schizophrenic. Does mental illness have any real function in the story?
   
   

   Responses welcome!

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