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Circle
- University of Georgia Press
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50 Circle. Image used to make concrete the distinction between inclusion and exclusion. A fine example is Edwin Markham’s “He drew a circle that shut me out.” In planning his own death, Joel changed from the man we had long known, redrawing the geometry of his communication, while Richard continued to operate within the bounded circle of intimacy they had shared for decades. Joel’s perspective now lay outside that circle. Like a credulous Horatio, Richard continued to believe that Joel would not behave so cruelly as he in fact behaved—until the tragic end proved him the fool (see Role). “You’re the only one I tell the truth to,” he told Richard. He lied. ...
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