The Cannon (As in "Boom!")
First, I think "funis ignarri" is Latin for "ignited rope". If you were even wondering...
Next, while reading "The Cannon" I noticed that the first line is also in "The Hortlak". The pajama spitting zombie (p. 43) stated this q and a before giving Batu his pjs. I thought this could just be an obvious way to thread the stories together. Or maybe the zombies are conducting the interview? :) Does anyone think there is even a reason for this?
Also, I thought the cannon was similar to the Faery handbag in that it provided an escape. There seems to be a common theme, in the first three stories at least, of having trouble returning once you've left home.
What did you think were the "fantastical" elements of this story? What was the magic besides being able to travel via cannon?
addendum
After a reread, I also noticed that the cannon might be somewhat of a healer/problem solver. The woman who had an affair with the interviewed man was cured of her agoraphobia after being shot from the cannon, and the agnostic man found and grabbed onto organized religion (literally) after being shot from the cannon.
Next, while reading "The Cannon" I noticed that the first line is also in "The Hortlak". The pajama spitting zombie (p. 43) stated this q and a before giving Batu his pjs. I thought this could just be an obvious way to thread the stories together. Or maybe the zombies are conducting the interview? :) Does anyone think there is even a reason for this?
Also, I thought the cannon was similar to the Faery handbag in that it provided an escape. There seems to be a common theme, in the first three stories at least, of having trouble returning once you've left home.
What did you think were the "fantastical" elements of this story? What was the magic besides being able to travel via cannon?
addendum
After a reread, I also noticed that the cannon might be somewhat of a healer/problem solver. The woman who had an affair with the interviewed man was cured of her agoraphobia after being shot from the cannon, and the agnostic man found and grabbed onto organized religion (literally) after being shot from the cannon.
posted by Anonymous at 1:22 PM
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It is fantastical in that they get shot and don't come down (unless they grab the steeple of a church).
Also that that one person ended up in ?some type of parrallel universe or something? where they can marry as many people that will fit into their woven hair quilts...and creating a working cannon of ice is kinda iffy in the real world, though I suppose it could have one good shot!
I hadn't even noticed that line repeated but I do agree that they all seem to have a theme of escaping of some form or fasion. but all in a different way.
The first was escaping something feared, the second is escape from the boring mundane, while the thrid is more escaping for escape sake, as I see it.
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