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,AU?OR 3 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN 

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,9 0,! ,SEAGULL0 ! Y\NG >TI/1 ,CON/ANT9E ,TREPLEF1 SEEKS NEW =MS1 NEW MODES ( EXPRESSION4 ,HE IS TIR$ ( ! OLD ACADEMIC WAYS1 ! BEAT5 TRACK2 HE IS DISGU/$ ) ! 5DLESS IMITATIVE ME?ODS1 NO ONE APP>5TLY CAPABLE ( AN ORIG9AL ?\<T4 

,CON/ANT9E HAS WRITT5 A PLAY2 ! PR9CIPAL P>T IS TO BE ACT$ BY ,N9A1 A BEAUTIFUL GIRL ) :OM ,CON/ANT9E IS 9 LOVE4 ,HE >RANGES ! FIR/ P]=MANCE TO TAKE PLACE ON ! OCCASION ( HIS MO!R'S VACATION 9 ! C\NTRY4 

,%E H]SELF--KN[N AS ,MME4 ,>CAD9A--IS A FAM\S ACTRESS ( ! OLD S*OOL4 ,%E KN[S H[ TO %[ (F H] *>MS TO ADVANTAGE1 TO P>ADE H] BEAUTIFUL G[NS1 TO FA9T & DIE GRACEFULLY BE=E ! FOOTLI<TS2 BUT %E DOES NOT KN[ H[ TO LIVE H] P>T ON ! /AGE4 ,MME4 ,>CAD9A IS ! TYPE ( >TI/ :O LACKS ALL CONCEPTION ( ! RELATION BETWE5 >T & LIFE4 ,B>R5 ( VISION & EMPTY ( HE>T1 H] ONLY CRIT]ION IS PUBLIC APPROVAL & MAT]IAL SUCCESS4 ,NE$LESS TO SAY1 %E CANNOT UND]/& H] SON4 ,%E CONSID]S HIM DECAD5T1 A FOOLI% REBEL :O WANTS TO UND]M9E ! SETTL$ CANONS ( DRAMATIC >T4 ,CON/ANT9E  SUMS UP HIS MO!R'S P]SONALITY 9 ! FOLL[+ MANN]3 

,TREPLEF4 ,%E IS A PSY*OLOGICAL CURIOSITY1 IS MY MO!R4 ,A CLEV] & GIFT$ WOMAN1 :O CAN CRY OV] A NOVEL1 WILL REEL Y\ (F ALL ,NEKRASSOV'S POEMS BY HE>T1 & IS ! P]FECTION ( A SICK NURSE2 BUT V5TURE TO PRAISE ,ELEONORA ,DUSE BE=E H]6 ,OHO6 HO6 ,Y\ MU/ PRAISE NOBODY BUT H]1 WRITE AB\T H]1 %\T AB\T H]1 & GO 9TO EC/ASIES OV] H] WOND]FUL P]=MANCE 9 ,LA ,DAME AUX ,CAMELIAS1 OR ,! ,FUMES ( ,LIFE2 BUT AS %E CANNOT HAVE !N 9TOXICAT+ PLEASURES D[N H]E4 9 ! C\NTRY1 %E'S BOR$ & GETS SPITEFUL4 4 4 4 ,%E LOVES ! /AGE2 %E ?9KS ?AT %E IS ADVANC+ ! CAUSE ( HUMANITY & H] SACR$ >T2 BUT ,I REG>D ! /AGE ( TO-DAY AS M]E R\T9E & PREJUDICE4 ,:5 ! CURTA9 GOD UP &1 ! GIFT$ BE+S1 ! HI< PRIE/S ( ! SACR$ >T1 APPE> BY ELECTRIC LI<T1 9 A ROOM ) ?REE SIDES TO IT1 REPRES5T+ H[ PEOPLE CAT1 DR9K1 LOVE1 WALK & WE> !IR JACKETS2 :5 !Y /RIVE TO SQUEEZE \T A MORAL FROM ! FLAT1 VULG> PICTURES & ! FLAT1 VULG> PHRASES A LITTLE T9Y MORAL1 EASY TO COMPREH5D & H&Y = HOME CONSUMPTION1 :5 9 A ?\S& V>IATIONS !Y (F] ME ALWAYS ! SAME ?+ OV] & OV] & OV] AGA9--!N ,I TAKE TO MY HEELS & RUN1 AS ,MAUPASSANT RAN FROM ! ,EIFFEL ,T[]1 :I* CRU%$ HIS BRA9 BY ITS OV]:ELM+ VULG>ITY4 4 4 4 ,WE MU/ HAVE NEW =MULAE4 ,?AT'S :AT WE WANT4 ,& IF !RE >E NONE1 !N IT'S BETT] TO HAVE NO?+ AT ALL4 

,) ,MME4 ,>CAD9A IS H] LOV]1 ,TRIGOR91 A SUCCESSFUL WRIT]4 ,:5 HE BEGAN HIS LIT]>Y C>E]1 HE POSSESS$ ORIG9ALITY & /R5G?4 ,BUT GRADUALLY WRIT+ BECAME A HABIT3 ! PUBLI%]S CON/ANTLY DEM& NEW BOOKS1 & HE SUPPLIES !M4 

,OH1 ! SLAV]Y ( BE+ AN 0 >RIV$ 0 >TI/1 =G+ NEW *A9S = ONESELF ) EV]Y 0 BE/ SELL]06 ,SU* IS ! POSITION ( ,TRIGOR93 HE HATES HIS WORK AS ! WOR/ DRUDG]Y4 ,EXHAU/$ ( IDEAS1 ALL LIFE & HUMAN RELATIONS S]VE HIM ONLY AS MAT]IAL = COPY4 

,N9A1 9NOC5T ( ! WAYS ( ! WORLD & SATURAT$ ) ! FALSE ROMANTICISM ( ,TRIGOR9'S WORKS1 DOES NOT SEE ! MAN BUT ! CELEBRAT$ >TI/4 ,%E IS C>RI$ AWAY BY HIS FAME & /IRR$ BY HIS PRES5CE2 AN 9FATUATION ) HIM QUICKLY REPLACES H] AFFECTION = ,CON/ANT9E4 ,TO H] ,TRIGOR9 EMBODIES H] DREAM ( A BRILLIANT & 9T]E/+ LIFE4 

,N9A4 ,H[ ,I 5VY Y\1 IF Y\ BUT KNEW IT6 ,H[ DIFF]5T >E ! LOTS ( DIFF]5T PEOPLE6 ,SOME CAN H>DLY DRAG ON !IR T$I\S1 9SIGNIFICANT EXI/5CE2 !Y >E ALL ALIKE1 ALL MIS]ABLE2 O!RS1 LIKE Y\1 = 9/ANCE -- Y\ >E ONE 9 A MILLION -- >E BLESS$ ) A BRILLIANT1 9T]E/+ LIFE1 ALL FULL ( MEAN+4 4 4 4 ,Y\ >E HAPPY4 ,:AT A DELI<TFUL LIFE Y\RS IS6 

,TRIGOR94 ,:AT IS !RE SO F9E AB\T IT8 ,DAY &1 NI<T ,I AM OBSESS$ BY ! SAME P]SI/5T ?\<T2 ,I MU/ WRITE1 ,I MU/ WRITE1 ,I MU/ WRITE4 4 4 4 ,NO SOON] HAVE ,I F9I%$ ONE /ORY ?AN ,I AM SOMEH[ COMPELL$ TO WRITE ANO!R1 !N A ?IRD1 & AFT] ! ?IRD A F\R?4 3 4 4 ,I HAVE NO RE/ = MYSELF2 ,I FEEL ?AT ,I AM DEV\R+ MY [N LIFE4 4 4 4 ,I'VE NEV] SATISFI$ MYSELF4 4 4 4 ,I HAVE ! FEEL+ = NATURE2 IT WAKES A PASSION 9 ME1 AN IRRESI/IBLE DESIRE TO WRITE4 ,BUT ,I AM SOME?+ MORE ?AN A L&SCAPE PA9T]2 ,I'M A CITIZ5 AS WELL2 ,I LOVE MY C\NTRY1 ,I LOVE ! PEOPLE2 ,I FEEL ?AT IF ,I AM A WRIT] ,I AM B\ND TO SPEAK ( ! PEOPLE1 ( ITS SUFF]+1 ( ITS FUTURE1 TO SPEAK ( SCI5CE1 ( ! RI<TS ( MAN1 ETC41 ETC42 & ,I SPEAK AB\T IT ALL1 VOLUBLY1 & AM ATTACK$ ANGRILY 9 RETURN BY EV]YONE2 ,I D>T FROM SIDE TO SIDE LIKE A FOX RUN D[N BY H\NDS2 ,I SEE ?AT LIFE & SCI5CE FLY F>!R & F>!R AHEAD ( ME1 & ,I FALL F>!R & F>!R4 BEH9D1 LIKE ! C\NTRYMAN RUNN+ AFT] ! TRA92 & 9 ! 5D ,I FEEL ?AT ! ONLY ?+ ,I CAN WRITE ( IS ! L&SCAPE1 & 9 EV]Y?+ ELSE ,I AM UNTRUE TO LIFE1 FALSE TO ! V]Y M>R[ ( MY BONES4 

,CON/ANT9E REALIZES ?AT ,N9A IS SLIPP+ AWAY FROM HIM4 ,! SITUATION IS AGGRAVAT$ BY ! CON/ANT FRICTION ) HIS MO!R & HIS DESPAIR AT ! LACK ( 5C\RAGEM5T = HIS >T4 ,9 A FIT ( DESPOND5CY HE ATTEMPTS SUICIDE1 BUT )\T SUCCESS4 ,HIS MO!R1 AL?\< NURS+ HIM BACK TO HEAL?1 IS 9FURIAT$ AT H] SON'S 0FOOLI%NESS10 HIS 9ABILITY TO ADAPT HIMSELF TO CONDITIONS1 HIS IMPRACTICAL IDEAS4 ,%E DECIDES TO LEAVE1 ACCOMPANI$ BY ,TRIGOR94 ,ON ! DAY ( !IR DEP>TURE ,N9A & ,TRIGOR9 MEET ONCE MORE4 ,! GIRL TELLS HIM ( H]1 AMBITION TO BECOME AN ACTRESS1 &1 5C\RAG$ BY HIM1 FOLL[S HIM TO ! CITY4 

,TWO YE>S LAT] ,MME4 ,>CAD9A1 /ILL FULL ( H] IDLE TRIUMPHS1 RETURNS TO H] E/ATE4 ,TRIGOR9 IS1 AGA9 ) H] /ILL HAUNT$ BY ! NE$ ( COPY4 

,CON/ANT9E HAS 9 ! 9T]IM MATUR$ CONSID]ABLY4 ,AL?\< HE HAS MADE HIMSELF HE>D AS A WRIT]1 HE NEV]!LESS FEELS ?AT LIFE TO-DAY HAS NO PLACE = SU* AS HE3 ?AT S9C]ITY 9 >T IS NOT WANT$4 ,HIS MO!R IS ) HIM1 BUT %E ONLY S]VES TO EMPHASIZE ! FLATNESS ( HIS SURR\ND+S4 ,HE LOVES H]1 BUT H] WAYS J> HIM & DRIVE HIM 9TO SECLUSION4 

,N9A1 TOO1 HAS RETURN$ TO H] NATIVE PLACE1 BROK5 9 BODY & SPIRIT4 ,P>TLY BECAUSE ( ! MEMORY ( H] PA/ AFFECTION = ,CON/ANT9E1 & MA9LY BECAUSE %E LE>NS ( ,TRIGOR9'S PRES5CE1 %E IS DRAWN TO ! PLACE :]E TWO YE>S BE=E %E HAD DREAM$ ( ! BEAUTY ( AN >TI/IC C>E]4 ,! CRUEL /RUGGLE = RECOGNITION1 ! BITT] DISAPPO9TM5T 9 H] RELATION ) ,TRIGOR91 !1 C>E ( A *ILD & POOR HEAL? HAVE COMB9$ TO *ANGE ! ROMANTIC *ILD 9TO A SAD WOMAN4 

,CON/ANT9E /ILL LOVES H]4 ,HE PLEADS ) H] TO GO AWAY ) HIM1 TO BEG9 A NEW LIFE4 ,BUT IT IS TOO LATE4 ,! LURE ( ! FOOTLI<TS IS BECKON+ TO ,N9A2 %E RETURNS TO ! /AGE4 ,CON/ANT9E1 UNABLE TO /& ! LONEL9ESS ( HIS LIFE & ! M]C5>Y DEM&S UPON HIS >T1 KILLS HIMSELF4 

,TO ! ,ANGLO-,SAXON M9D SU* AN 5D+ IS PESSILMISM1 DEFEAT4 ,(T51 H[EV]1 APP>5T DEFEAT IS 9 REALITY ! TRUE/ SUCCESS4 ,= IS NOT SUCCESS1 AS COMMONLY UND]/OOD1 BUT TOO FREQU5TLY B\<T AT ! EXP5SE ( *>ACT] & IDEALISM8 

0,! ,SEAGULL0 IS NOT DEFEAT4 ,AS LONG AS !RE IS /ILL SU* MAT]IAL 9 SOCIETY AS ! ,CON/ANT9ES -M5 & WOM5 :O W\LD RA!R DIE ?AN COMPROMISE ) ! SORDIDNESS ( LIFE--!RE IS HOPE = HUMANITY4 ,IF ! ,CON/ANT9ES P]I%1 IT IS ! SOCIAL FAULT1--\R 9DIFF]5CE TO1 & LACK ( APPRECIATION (1 ! REAL VALUES ?AT ALONE ADVANCE ! FULL] & MORE COMPLETE LIFE ( ! RACE4 

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