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  • From: "Henry P. Mills" <wppdirector AT gmail.com>
  • To: Percy-L <percy-l AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [percy-l] Percy's use of "well" within The Thanatos Syndrome and possible connection to the Bible
  • Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 12:19:22 -0500

Dear Percy-L:

I forward the below query from long-time community member Janet Cantor. Please do consider responding to the list to her questions, or any related topics that come to mind.

Henry Mills
Percy-L Administrator


On Dec 11, 2018, at 6:31 AM, Janet Cantor wrote:

Dr. Mills,

At the end of Thanatos Syndrome are the words "well, well, well."

The book spends considerable time with "well"s and their meaning. 

English theologian Julian of Norwich noted that sometimes statements featuring a repetition including "all will be well” are a reference to the Book of Revelation in The Bible.

Did Percy intentionally make a reference in TS when he put "well, well, well" at the end of this novel? I’m curious what anyone else’s thoughts about this question may be.

Janet Cantor


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Henry P. Mills
Percy-L Administrator
The Walker Percy Project, Director
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