Repent, Harlequin! Said the Ticktockman | Clogging Up the (In)Human Works: Harlan Ellison’s Apocalyptic Postmodern Visions
In the following essay excerpt, De Los Santos examines the traits of Ellison’s ‘‘underdog’’ or ‘‘trickster’’ characters, including Marm in ‘‘‘Repent Harlequin.’’’
There is only one end to creation. What is created is destroyed, and thus full circle is achieved. -Ellison, ‘‘The Region Between’’
. . . the search for your soul in a soulless world requires special maps. -Ellison, Deathbird Stories
As the decade draws to a close and we approach the end of the twentieth century, virtually every mode of artistic expression is projecting its own version of apocalypse via works that contemplate the end of humankind. For many authors, however, this is not a new investigation. Such is true of Harlan...
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