tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290476670691353414.post4143244882920277000..comments2024-03-06T04:04:24.597-08:00Comments on The Trap of Solid Gold: "The Tin Suitcase" ("She Cannot Die")Steve Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15863138617383626261noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290476670691353414.post-47255847994910560842016-04-04T05:45:16.545-07:002016-04-04T05:45:16.545-07:00That tweaking-the-older-work impulse seems prevale...That tweaking-the-older-work impulse seems prevalent in a lot of creative types. George Lucas and comic book illustrator Neal Adams come to mind as examples of having been better off leaving prior work alone. And thankfully Stephen King set aside plans to go back through the Dark Tower books, making (potentially catastrophic) adjustments along the lines like you show JDM doing here. Brian Stillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00077433641640701088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290476670691353414.post-57500313513694280872016-03-13T12:29:50.875-07:002016-03-13T12:29:50.875-07:00Thanks for the post, Steve. JDM's motivations ...Thanks for the post, Steve. JDM's motivations for the changes seem varied – some to be a bit more politically correct; some for perhaps the valid reason of making dollar value or celebrity references more topical (although I think most readers would have taken these references in stride); or to distance himself from the unpopularity of American military intervention at the time (on the footsteps of the Carter years) by completely eliminating references to war. You are absolutely correct that it seriously changed the complexity of the protagonist's character and motivations, leaving the reader without some critical clues in our ability to identify or sympathize with Jud Brock.Steve Wellmeierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17494750550653572290noreply@blogger.com