In French, the expression "chiens ecrases" (litteraly "ran-over dogs") refers to those uninteresting news of relative unimportance a newspaper would put in last pages (I think the french expression gives a good idea of the content.) And though it gave the father his medal, to me it doesn't really matter, because the public has already forgotten it 15 minutes after... This was a real downer for me, and prevented the story to reach his goal.
Romain Dahan Post 6
Why might it be that Bender chose to have the leading man's 9th finger open up a metal shed where a young boy is trapped and not something more spectacular? Might she be trying to say that those with physical differences are a part of society just like everyone else and not "weird," "special," or "fantastical"? He does, after all, save the life of a young boy who also has a special ability. Might Bender be trying to say that all life is important no matter how small? Is the conclusion of the story really "chiens ecrases"?
ReplyDeleteI would be interested to know if you could rewrite the conclusion of the story, what door would you have the leading man's 9th finger open?