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Originally Posted by David Mason
This to me is "closure" done well--the click of the hasp on a well made box, but the sense of something still breathing, still open.
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Dave - yes! I would argue that Donaghy aimed for that very effect. In fact, I think he wrote about it. I suppose it's probably crass to link to myself, but, damn it, it came up naturally. A while back I wrote an essay on this very topic that Kate was kind enough to place in Umbrella. If anybody's interested, it's
here. It's a close read (of the already-referenced-here "Upon a Claude Glass") and hence the bit on closure comes in the last three paragraphs.
(I apologize in advance for some of the more breathless passages, from which Kate gamely tried to save my obstinate ass.)
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Editing in: Peter, I love your third point, about the varying identity of the implied listener. I haven't read that anywhere, and I think it's a spot-on observation. Many thanks!