The Criminal Labyrinth of Raymond Carver’s “So Much Water So Close to Home”
This contribution reads Raymond Carver’s story “So Much Water So Close to Home” through the image of the labyrinth. As it is argued, the story first presents itself as a mystery story before turning into a crime story and eventually, perhaps, back into a mystery story. The focus is especially on how...
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| Yayımlandı: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/jsse, |
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| Materyal Türü: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Dil: | Anglais |
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Journal of the Short Story in English
2024
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| Online Erişim: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Özet: | This contribution reads Raymond Carver’s story “So Much Water So Close to Home” through the image of the labyrinth. As it is argued, the story first presents itself as a mystery story before turning into a crime story and eventually, perhaps, back into a mystery story. The focus is especially on how the main character/narrator draws readers into her labyrinth, until they are forced to part ways with her—the road she follows cannot be the right one—but nevertheless leaves them as clueless as she is, not even sure as to what exactly the crime is that the story is about. |
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