Thematic Analysis and Passages from In the Lake of the Woods

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March 23, 2021
In the Lake of the Woods Paper
1 "Like a great curving mirror, … always the same."
2 "What John felt that night, and for many nights afterward, was the desire to kill.'" (pg. 14)
3 "But maybe in a lot of ways, he was already destroyed." (pg. 16)
4 "He'd bend down and pick up his… be careful never to lose him again."
5 "'Hey, Sorcerer,'" Weatherby said. The guy started to smile, but Sorcerer shot him anyway.
6 "One plus one equals zero!"
7 "Audiences want to believe what they see a magician do, and yet at the same time, they know better and do not believe. … a puzzle, a torment, a cheat, and a truth."
8 "The thing about facts, he decided, was that they came in sizes. … Right now, he couldn't help feeling the burn of guilt."
9 "It's odd how the mind erases horror. … I can understand how he kept things buried."
10 "If all is supposition, … as to write ...