Book pale horse pale rider7/3/2023 ![]() ![]() For much of the narrative, Miranda lives in a state of alienation as if slightly removed from the reality around her. Two disasters are taking hitting the world at the same time: World War I and the devastating flu epidemic. The conflating of Miranda’s job with these two events serve to transform the idea of patriotic fervor during wartime as a kind of performance that is lacking in emotional authenticity and instead just becomes the easiest way to handle all the conflicting emotions that going to war naturally bring to the surface. The first time is in her office at the newspaper where government agents bully her for refusing to buy any bonds and the second is during an intermission at a show in which a sales presentation intended to convince the public to buy bond verges into dramatic presentation itself. She is twice accosted in overly theatrical ways pressuring her to buy Liberty bonds which helped to fund World War I. Miranda is a theater critic for a newspaper. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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