Well, that's open to interpretation, I suppose. One could see Smith as a Satanic figure, tempting those he encounters into rejecting reality. On the other hand, one could see Smith (and everyone else) as part of the imaginary outside universe.
It would be interesting to compare this story with Mark Twain's "The Mysterious Stranger" and Heinlein's "They."
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Re: A Touch of Clifford
Date: 2015-02-07 03:25 pm (UTC)It would be interesting to compare this story with Mark Twain's "The Mysterious Stranger" and Heinlein's "They."