This world finds redemption not by being raised into myth (which it is not), nor by McCarthy finding the loveliness in all the ghastliness and in morally ambiguous characters. No, the only redemption here is found in the style in which it is evoked. McCarthy does not look away from the all the terribleness, both material and of the heart; he has little mercy to spare and doesn't flatter anyone with any measure of pandering. The heroism is purely in the evocation, a Heroism of Style.He seems to be saying that all these characters and innumerable places that are evoked are alluring not because they validate some grander myth or some idea or interpretation, but because they exist.
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>>24988335Suttree is such a singular work in his oeuvre, and arguably his best. It’s the only one where both comedy and emotional pathos are communicated successfully to the reader, which is a very difficult balance to manage.> He seems to be saying that all these characters and innumerable places that are evoked are alluring not because they validate some grander myth or some idea or interpretation, but because they exist.Agreed.
