Monday, January 23, 2012

Response to WIlliams Burroughs interview and Selections

I thought that the interview and selections showed a good amount of the personality of Burroughs and his views on his writing and the world as he sees it.  I think the way he speaks about politicians in particular was very interesting because he seems to have removed himself from any side at all.  He says, "In other words, I'm bored by politicians" he is speaking about how they are "dull" to him and they don't interest him.  this however is different from his general views on what he calls the Machine.  He thinks ahead here and talks about how the "southern bell" is changing and on its way out.  I think the oddest thing way a few of the later question speaking on the idea of Psi devices and ways of communicating with them.  It said earlier that he was a science fiction fan and its funny to here someone of the era wanting to "play" with such devices and use them for a writing mechanic.   

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