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gmw · 10-23-2018, 08:04 PM

I was inclined to think that Dick's lapsed Catholic status was mostly about providing an excuse for him to have at least some familiarity with what he was seeing in the past (a first person narrator needs enough knowledge to explain to the reader where necessary); and yes, to allow for his final prayer for Roger, to have even considered that absolution was required.

10-23-2018, 08:04 PM	#70
gmw cacoethes scribendi Posts: 5,809 Karma: 137770742 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Aura One & H2Ov2, Sony PRS-650	I was inclined to think that Dick's lapsed Catholic status was mostly about providing an excuse for him to have at least some familiarity with what he was seeing in the past (a first person narrator needs enough knowledge to explain to the reader where necessary); and yes, to allow for his final prayer for Roger, to have even considered that absolution was required.