On Wed, 2005-01-12 at 12:36, John Klein wrote: > On Wed, 12 Jan 2005, Joy Jennifer Nicholson wrote: > > @> This is the first I've heard of the theory that Paarfi is Sethra. > @> I like better the idea that Sethra has been feeding Paarfi an accurate > @> account of the histories which he is relating. It seems very like her > @> to want to have the correct info out there, but in a form that very > @> few people would actually believe to be entirely true. Even the more > @> fantastic parts of Paarfi's tales may have come from Sethra. The right > @> people, those who would understand the truth and know what to do with it, > @> will read it and see it for what it is. The other readers are just an > @> incidental side-audience. In this way, she can disseminate vital information > @> without it being obviously attributed to her. > @> > @> I like this theory. > > Well, this would require that Paarfi's account is accurate, which itself > is kind of a dubious proposition. > > On the other hand, it would definitely make sense for Sethra to feed > Paarfi misleading information so that the public would never find out > The Awful Truth[0]. > And why would you give Paarfi _accurate_ information anyway? He'd drop half of it and distort the other to make it fit his prior intentions.