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Levanter's revenge also prompts the question of how far any individual should go in appointing himself judge, jury and executioner, but Kosinski rejects such complications, calling them "standards of Hollywood movies." He believes that life requires every individual to be both judge and jury, that moral decisions necessitate individual choice. Still, he admits that "only an individual with an enormous respect for life, his own as well as others, can single out truly ethical moral standards...
Unfortunately, in a world as complex and unpredictable as the one Kosinski perceives, one must make judgments without any hope of foreseeing the consequences of the choice. To take a moral stand requires a plunge into the unknown, the acceptance of a "blind date." One must pin the carnation to the lapel, stand by the lamppost and await an indefinite fate, a handsome beauty or a dilapidated reject. To Kosinski's frustration and disappointment, most Americans would rather stay home and watch television than stand on the street corner and wait for the unexpected
George Levanter never hesitates before accepting a "blind date." As the hero of Jerzy Kosinski's latest novel, Blind Date, he would violate the author's entire notion of how life should be lived if he were...
...blind date," originally a slang phrase for a rape technique Levanter learns as an adolescent, soon becomes a metaphor Kosinski uses to describe people's willingness to embark on the dramatic, unpredictable incidents with which he feels they should fill their lives...
Denying the possibility of a plot, Kosinski relies on this smorgasbord of exciting incidents and fascinating characters to retain the reader's interest, unfortunately, only a few of Kosinski's characters are on stage long enough to develop into interesting individuals. The rest become props for the protagonist to use and discard...