Re: Bit More On Raptor Red(Uh-Oh, Opinion)

[JCMcL <darwincr@laplaza.taos.nm.us>]

On Wed, 24 Jan 1996, GROSS CORY WALTER wrote:

> Again, this is just my 
> opinion, but a dinosaur-point-of-view story should be from the point 
> of view of the dinosaur and not the point of view of the author 
> writing from the dinosaur's point of view (*whew*). 
> 
> Cory Gross
> artist,writer,philosopher,scientist
> gros4891@adc.mtroyal.ab.ca
> 

Jeeze, though, it's tough writing from an extinct animal's point of 
view.  Especially when one is a human, within which taxon recent reports 
place Bakker.  

Does this mean that Bakker (or anyone else) shouldn't try to envision for 
others the point of view of these wonderful animals?  

or that we should pass lofty judgment on his efforts?

My last understanding was that Bakker wrote his book as a piece of 
informative FICTION.  This it does seem to me.  

As a piece of FICTION, it must have characters with whom its human 
readers can identify, nicht wahr?

I dunno.  As I say, I lack the certainty so prevalent here.  

Have fun,

John McLoughlin