It’s time to dig into the end of Thornton Wilder’s lovely novel and in this episode we’re discussing the impact (and epilogue-like nature) of the final chapter, the spiritual contemplations inherent in the narrative, the way Wilder manages to say something powerful about the nature of love, and much more.
I loved this book and the discussions. Thank you. I saw Brother Juniper's scoring system as subtle satire. My reason is that this "system" is all around us. We scrutinize each other all the time, and maybe that is the reason everyone gets a usefulness score of 10. Not for their contributions, but because everyone is a "meaning maker" to the rest of society.
Is there going to be a Q & A for this book?
I loved this book and the discussions. Thank you. I saw Brother Juniper's scoring system as subtle satire. My reason is that this "system" is all around us. We scrutinize each other all the time, and maybe that is the reason everyone gets a usefulness score of 10. Not for their contributions, but because everyone is a "meaning maker" to the rest of society.