tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816330069265780793.post4291691854557017543..comments2014-07-22T19:45:30.140-07:00Comments on Great Adaptations NEH: Dickens ForeverMGouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622881128973328194noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816330069265780793.post-26539499290961734672014-07-08T20:37:22.932-07:002014-07-08T20:37:22.932-07:00I especially enjoyed the moment in the clip where ...I especially enjoyed the moment in the clip where Tony reads about the "confused little crowd of people, principally children" over an image of the native people (3:06). This shows us how Mr. Todd could be drawing parallels between the texts and his own life. However, I wonder how reading Dickens influences or fails to influence his decision to keep Last captive. Is this strange power play something Dickens' fictional world condones? Does Todd see himself as an all-powerful manipulator, a la Miss Havisham?Alexa Garvoillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18024547901006154154noreply@blogger.com