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...instance--or changes like allowing religious freedom that Wicker thought should have been in effect all along. The inmates were holding out for amnesty from prosecution for actions taken during the rebellion. They knew of the Auburn and Tombs riots after which the state had filed grab-bag blanket charges against inmates, and of the case of the Harlem Four, whom New York was attempting to bring to court again after six years, two mistrials, and an overthrown verdict. Those were only three examples of an entire racial consciousness of dragnet arrests, trumped-up charges, manufactured or flimsy evidence, dubious...
Right after this there's a flashback to Emmanuelle's plane flight over from Paris. Everyone is sleeping in the half-lit cabin. Except Emmanuelle and craggy faced man sitting across the aisle. She gets up and gets a blanket. He looks over a few times She looks back. He can't believe it. His face is such a mask of dumb stupor that when he finally heaves out of his seat to cross the aisle it's too much, the audience began giggling at this point and didn't stop. The couple's writhing and gasping is intercut with...
...Security Blanket...
...mask is a security blanket. "That mask," he says as though he were speaking of an old friend, "that mask is security." It not only protects Parent from injury, but it hides him from the prying eyes of fans and opponents. On nights when he plays, Parent never appears in an arena without his mask on, even while going to and from the dressing room...
...blanket criticism of science fiction is to Sturgeon an "obverted obeisance," a childish act of disobedience that serves to confirm the authority science has gained. While Bova sees science fiction as the new mythology--the emotional crutch to soften the impact of science--Sturgeon finds it to be the scapegoat...