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...through a series of thought-stanzas until reaching his goal: a satisfying explanation for good fiction that incorporates both psychological insight and aesthetics.The books in his study serve as examples and lessons. Robert McCloskey’s beloved children’s book “Make Way for Ducklings?? offers one of the “purest examples of irony” through its use of free indirect style. The same technique also allows the fiction reader to inhabit a young girl’s confusion in Henry James’s novel “What...

Author: By Madeleine M. Schwartz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'How Fiction Works' Works Just Fine, Thank You | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

...Floppy Ducklings?...

Author: By William M. Rasmussen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ivy Athletics Under Fire | 6/6/2002 | See Source »

...Buck penned “Balance in the College,” an article that continues to define Harvard’s admissions policy. Buck called for a balanced student body rather than well-rounded individuals, who he referred to as “floppy ducklings?? because they did not stand out in any particular area...

Author: By William M. Rasmussen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ivy Athletics Under Fire | 6/6/2002 | See Source »

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