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Originally Posted by Bookpossum
That section about the people on the porches enjoying the cool of evening reminded me when I read it of a work by Samuel Barber called Knoxville: Summer of 1915. The words are by James Agee. The opening words are:
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It has become that time of evening when people sit on their porches,
rocking gently and talking gently and watching the street ...
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The mood is very much the same as in Bradbury's description. |
Here's a video of Leontyne Price singing it:
And here's a
link to the lyrics, which I won't quote in full because they're under copyright. I'll note that both ice cream and streetcars merit a mention.
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Originally Posted by Catlady
Funny that air conditioning has come up. For some reason I had wondered whether the movie theater Lavinia attends was described as having air conditioning, which would have provided a plausible reason for people to venture out at night when there's a serial killer in town. But apparently not, although movie theaters did start to be air-conditioned in 1925. Apparently that was a big summertime selling point back when people didn't have such a device in their homes.
Going to a movie seems at least as conducive to social interaction as sitting outside with one's family.
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I agree, as would going to the ice cream parlor or drugstore afterward, or instead of.