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He suggests that the kid was actively working against
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the gang in this scene.
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Is this true?
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Is the kid somehow special?
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Does he stand apart from the gang?
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This is a question I want you to ponder.
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Now, one very distinguished reader of this novel,
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Harold Bloom, has called the kid a hero.
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There is a preface to the Modern Library Edition of this novel where
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Bloom argues that the kid is the hero against the heroic
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evil of the judge.
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And remember, in my discussion of Milton's role as a source of