Talk:Blood Meridian
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[resolved] Epilogue
editThe section on the epilogue seems to be original research. Specifically, the guilty lines are: "...apparently in the construction of an extended fence. This cordoning off of territories into plots of land suggests the domestication of the "Old West" and the end of the frontier that came shortly after the events of the novel." and "The images of the epilogue seem to serve as a harbinger of the more ordered and settled civilization which will soon replace the war-torn chaos of the West, with its own rituals and codes very unlike those portrayed in the novel's setting."
The epilogue is of course deeply ambiguous and makes no mention of any of these things. This is strictly interpretive--and totally unsourced. If this interpretation can be found in the critical literature, then it should be presented attributed to the critic and sourced. If it does not then the section needs a total rewrite. 208.101.164.4 (talk) 03:17, 1 February 2014 (UTC)
- You're absolutely right. I fixed the problem, hopefully to your satisfaction. Thanks for the note! Binksternet (talk) 05:32, 1 February 2014 (UTC)
- I created an entirely new epilogue section with outside sources that minimizes speculation and interpretation in the ending - as I noted in the edit history, it only provides some additional context as to what McCarthy is describing in a literal sense. Catmom98 (talk) 09:16, 6 September 2025 (UTC)
The Judge vs the judge
editI'm surprised to see the removal of capitals to start the Judge's name. I always figured it was his name rather than a reference to his profession. Doctorhawkes (talk) 03:48, 7 September 2025 (UTC)
- In 1985, The New York Times used lower case in their review: "'Blood Meridian,' by Cormac McCarthy". For what it's worth. Binksternet (talk) 04:04, 7 September 2025 (UTC)
Man I would have loved to do a character description
editHear me out, using the same diction to make an extra character description like,
judge holden, logical voice of human evil, equally sycophant of cruelty while a talented polymath. He is no mere man for his conviction and being is that of war, it is a fundamental human state is it not?
I feel that it would be true to the book's diction and just would kinda work Asifiknew013 (talk) 00:28, 13 September 2025 (UTC)
- Not to be mean, but this is a terrible suggestion lol
- If someone wanted to read McCarthy's prose, they might as well just read the book itself rather than read the Wikipedia article for the book - doing character descriptions like this is a pretty pointless exercise. And it's hubristic at best to assume that yourself or anyone else could mimic McCarthy's style. Catmom98 (talk) 00:48, 29 September 2025 (UTC)
- but feel free to take this up with the Blood Meridian wiki page on fandom.com Catmom98 (talk) 00:49, 29 September 2025 (UTC)