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You're overthinking it. Some people have a "fuck this world" attitude, others don't, that's all Wells wanted to say.
by cousin_it 6y ago
You're overthinking it. Some people have a "fuck this world" attitude, others don't, that's all Wells wanted to say.
- pjc50 6y agoIt's quite clearly a scientism/superstition feud. Remember that Ireland was extremely Catholic at this point, and the guilt/purity psychology of that would pervade everything. Wells is arguing that Joyce is being shocking for the sake of it in an internal struggle with his conservative values, while Wells sees himself as a scientific man "never been shocked to outcries by the existence of water closets and menstrual bandages". (Presumably a reference to Ulysees and the content that got it banned: https://www.bl.uk/20th-century-literature/articles/ulysses-and-obscenity# https://www.bl.uk/20th-century-literature/articles/ulysses-a... )