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I don't really get this. Why does the narrator go from critical to sycophantic after the first letter? Is it just that the author wants to make fun of both Joel
by gabrielroth 17y ago
I don't really get this. Why does the narrator go from critical to sycophantic after the first letter? Is it just that the author wants to make fun of both Joel and his admirers, so he has the character inexplicably change his position by 180 degrees? Or am I missing something?
I'm not being wilfully dense here, I'm just confused about this piece. Any clarification will be appreciated.
- jibiki 17y agoIt's the sort of humor typified by: http://www.bash.org/?5300 http://www.bash.org/?5300
- deleted 17y ago[deleted]
- ghshephard 17y agoI too was (mostly) confused, but 50% of 4chan stuff goes over my head too. It was oddly reminiscent of: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/e/eminem/stan_20049874.html http://www.lyricsfreak.com/e/eminem/stan_20049874.html In a reverse kind of way...
- smartbear 17y agoSatire guys, satire!
- brown9-2 17y agoI think it's really meant to be more of a joke than it is anything actually related to Joel. It might make more sense in the context of the full "Dear Oprah" short story/joke/letter: http://gawker.com/299521/steve-almond-to-oprah-i-dont-give-a-shit-how-many-books-you-sell http://gawker.com/299521/steve-almond-to-oprah-i-dont-give-a...