I tried to reread this essay and to be perfectly honest with you, I don't undersand it. I failed to see the difference or connection of any kind with the writer (Adams) and the character (Henry Adams). I see connections all through the essay while he's explaining things like why everyone goes to college because, to me, it sounds like he's speaking from experience. However, the only distance I see from the writer and the character is when he is actually talking about Henry Adams. For example, at the beginning of Harvard College, he states, "One day in June, 1854, young Adams walked for the last time..." Another example, "...if Adams had been capable of finding other amusemnt..." Does someone know what they mean by distinguishing the distance between the author and the character? Can someone help me with this concept please?
Jen
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I was having a hard time with this myself, distinguishing the two. When I'm reading I think, probably wrong, that Adams's is just writing in the third person. He dosn't use ownership, stead of saying me or I he uses his name. It's still confusing to me but that's what I'm kind of seeing. There aren't noticable breaks either when he switches (whether he does or not), to me it's hard to tell the difference when he is reminicing or not. None the less I'm still lost as always.
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