In the Skin OF the Lion
...t it was “caricature”, meant that the act was the reality but not in the good side. A scene described by words like “assaulted”, “insults”, “pummel”, “damaged gaze” etc. should not be funny and entertaining, except from the perspective of those “standing on the upper level.” “The audience around him (Patrick) was silent. The only sounds on stage were grunts of authority.” The act, especially “the manic hand”, touched the cuts on the workers’ hearts. This was who they were. This was what they experienced. This should e remarkable in those hundreds of workers’ mind. However, it was not in history. On the other hand, “laughing like a fool he (Alice) was brought before the authorities, unable to speak their language.” was what the people of authority experienced. It was just a joke to them; they did not care how the workers worked as long as they had done as told. Moreover, the authority had the absolute power on the effect of history and surely, they will not put this “joke” in history. Official history was ...