tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161136885462262525.post1140139561072031538..comments2024-03-09T00:19:36.011-08:00Comments on Reading the Short Story: Puzzle the Prof: The Ending of George Saunders' "Escape from Spiderhead"Charles E. Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642048806407593585noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161136885462262525.post-73495337064737625332016-01-28T14:58:15.000-08:002016-01-28T14:58:15.000-08:00Yet, Jeff achieves this state of oneness through t...Yet, Jeff achieves this state of oneness through the dreaded drug. Or is his epiphany taking place after he is dead and the drug's effect has ceased. He says, " It's all me now." Yes, there was a real Jeff who questioned Abnest's reasoning. And the authorial intent is Jeff's testimony after drugs and death, testimony that science and its implicit degree of nihilism is erroneous...Our Town... Life is Beautiful. Well, a negative affirmation is still an assertion. <br /> I enjoyed the story, the experiment part in particular. And I guess in an age of science's dominance protests are "useful."" The ending...<br />I am not there yet. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com