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...them with the other. In his conflicting role as women's liberator and amiable guardian of traditional femininity, Reuben asks: "Should a woman really do something as terrible as that?" Naturally, the good liberal doctor would not want to be responsible for the violent consequences of an unsure grip or poor aim directed at a moving target. His cop-out answer: "It's up to her. Being raped can be pretty terrible...
...through heroic action. Nothing works. Grendel's victims perversely take these random torments as signs of divine and purposeful displeasure. They obstinately go on fooling themselves that man can shape the world. Years pass. Grendel grows bored. When Beowulf comes, powerfully secure in his delusions and with the grip of a steam shovel, it is almost a relief...
...apart and then agonizingly tries to put the pieces together again. Visibly angered, Wilson declared that he would not tolerate a "party within a party" giving aid and comfort to the Tories. If Labor did not pull itself together quickly, he said, "I intend as leader to take a grip...
...Greening of America notwithstanding, Consciousness Three's grip on campus leaves something to be desired. At least that is the feeling of many frustrated bank-loan officers. The default rates among student recipients of federally insured education loans are commonly running at 4% to 6%, van average of less than 1% for ordinary auto, home-improvement and other consumer loans. The student delinquency problem is especially severe in California. The Bank of America reports that some 15% of its federally insured student loans go sour...
...Losing Grip. But was Pound's howling entirely sane? Mary deals with that matter as cryptically as possible. "He was . . . losing grip. His tongue was tricking him into . . . violent expressions." But her description of what happened to Pound when the war ended is detailed and grim. He was arrested by two small-time crooks who had learned that there was a 500,000-lira reward for his capture. Handcuffed to an accused murderer, he was taken by Jeep to a military jail near Pisa. There, at the age of 60, he was kept like an animal in an outdoor...