So, what's the deal with that short story Pete posted on his website? Obviously, it's something important, or he wouldn't have posted it.
Are we supposed to read symbolism into it? Does the man being hanged represent Pete & his recent ordeal? What's the significance of red hair in the story?
Why does the doomed man receive comfort from the waving child? What is the significance of the man not being able to tell the sex of the child?
And it's several stories within a story: The hanging scene, a discussion between a film producer & director, the art gallery segment, & finally a(n) historical/religious allegory about a hanging in 1662. How does it all tie together?
And what's the significance of the people who don't like the "waving scene:" The film producer, the art critics, & "members of the public?"
I believe Pete is using this short story to comment, in a round about manner, on his recent trials & tribulations; but what exactly is he try- ing to tell us? What can we take away from this tale that will shed light on Pete's state of mind?
- SCHRADE in Akron