A discussion on the mysterious character of the judge in 'Blood Meridian' and Toadvine's role in the Glanton gang, exploring their relationships and speculating on the judge's influence on other characters.
In part one of our two-part episode on Cormac McCarthy’s blood-soaked phantasmagorical 1985 masterpiece Blood Meridian, David and Tamler talk about the historical sources of the novel, the cosmic questions the book poses, the capriciousness of the near-constant violence, and the ethical neutrality of McCarthy’s prose. We also get into the religious imagery, the gnostic elements, and the judge – what to make of the judge?
Plus a new meta-analysis refutes the common wisdom that “opposites attract.” But did we ever really believe that anyway?
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