Lars, good discussion on the duality of language as a tool phrased within a metaphorical story. Enjoyed not only the physiological descriptions of voice box etc but also the psychological functions of language. It was great how you worked in the evolutionary approach as well, and the comparison of survival with the murder act at the end. The ending was predictable from the outset due to the quote but that is no problem, it seemed necessary to have the characters act in that way to make your comparison about language. Overall, good analysis presented in an enjoyable way.
Certain, first one I think I've read from you that I did not fully enjoy. The writing is excellent, a seamless short story in great style, it is written just like a story. Liked the commitment to maintain a distinctive writing tone throughout but the underlying themes are perhaps lacking here, only read it as a surface level connection, it also did not feel as if it moved beyond ideas put forth in the first paragraph. When compared to Lars submission which was quite refined, it felt a bit blunt and direct. Voting for Lars.
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