Thoreau Bound: A Utopian Romance in the Isles of Greece — by O. Thoreau
Fiction
Reviewed by Barry Palm
In the ancient island of Crete the main protagonist, O. Thoreau, fleeing the sad materialism of his native USA, finds his natural disposition of character and soul affirmed in Crete. The story has deliberate Homeric resonances with the homeward journey of Odysseus. O. Thoreau finds that to survive this journey he must cultivate his already natural qualities of personality: sincerity, openness, intelligence, imagination, creativity, sense of justice and humor. His most significant learning, comes mainly from extraordinary women who carry resemblances to the goddesses of ancient times.
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Reviewed by Barry Palm
In the ancient island of Crete the main protagonist, O. Thoreau, fleeing the sad materialism of his native USA, finds his natural disposition of character and soul affirmed in Crete. The story has deliberate Homeric resonances with the homeward journey of Odysseus. O. Thoreau finds that to survive this journey he must cultivate his already natural qualities of personality: sincerity, openness, intelligence, imagination, creativity, sense of justice and humor. His most significant learning, comes mainly from extraordinary women who carry resemblances to the goddesses of ancient times.
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