tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840217139805921765.post4387529719957863668..comments2023-03-17T13:43:50.063+00:00Comments on Simon Darragh: The Lost ChildhoodSimon Darraghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05055355212150115473noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840217139805921765.post-91312911745475551372022-02-24T04:58:27.122+00:002022-02-24T04:58:27.122+00:00Could'nt find satisfying interpretation of the...Could'nt find satisfying interpretation of the quote used in Greene's storyAzher Hoseinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609226583845523417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840217139805921765.post-28725513733793400662019-08-24T18:13:19.964+01:002019-08-24T18:13:19.964+01:00Graham Greene misquotes Russell in this quotation ...Graham Greene misquotes Russell in this quotation in his short story of 1935 'The Basement Room'. Though set in quotation marks, Greene does not credit Russell. Greene substitutes 'childhood' for 'boyhood. Greene collaborated with Carol Reed to make a film of this story, giving it the title 'The Fallen Idol'. It deals with a small boy who is very fond of an adult and though he believes this adult to have been a murderer, feels pressured to lie in his defence. The weight of adult responsibilities crushes the child who never recovers. His childhood is lostAnnie Eagletonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840217139805921765.post-1762378933171566312018-09-27T08:02:53.091+01:002018-09-27T08:02:53.091+01:00What is the meaning of whole poem?What is the meaning of whole poem?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02224061478915785001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840217139805921765.post-76677351073842323502018-05-20T20:32:00.443+01:002018-05-20T20:32:00.443+01:00From a book by Leon BloyFrom a book by Leon Bloypopeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11263741524101886491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840217139805921765.post-56865004947707849682014-03-28T15:00:13.216+00:002014-03-28T15:00:13.216+00:00Brilliant but succinct analysis of the quote. I wa...Brilliant but succinct analysis of the quote. I was looking for a reference to it on account of John Banville's article in the Guardian, where Graham Greene applies it to Kim Philby.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com