http://newcritics.disqus.com/the best in web criticismenMon, 19 Feb 2007 15:49:46 -0000http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/02/18/the-artistry-of-keith-lee-morris%e2%80%99-%e2%80%9ctestimony%e2%80%9d/#comment-1373163Okay, but notice that you have to eliminate two key elements of the plot (the meth, the girlfriend) to make your point!BoscoMon, 19 Feb 2007 15:49:46 -0000http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/02/18/the-artistry-of-keith-lee-morris%e2%80%99-%e2%80%9ctestimony%e2%80%9d/#comment-1373162Hey, Bosco, My point was not that society endorses overt violence. Rather, the competitive jockeying that holds this gang of four young men together allows the death to occur. Yes, there's the methamphetamine (which I note as NOT socially endorsed) but I can imagine the same accident occurring if these guys were merely drunk and watching the Superbowl. Their masculine self-absorption might be enough to foster the casual aggression that results in an accident going overlooked until it's too late.Kathleen MaherMon, 19 Feb 2007 14:57:14 -0000http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/02/18/the-artistry-of-keith-lee-morris%e2%80%99-%e2%80%9ctestimony%e2%80%9d/#comment-1373161I read the story and I agree it is terrific. I am not so sure I would agree with you that the boys' behavior is the sort "all but endorsed in the United States." They are meth-heads and the accused one has knocked out his girlfriend's front teeth. So they are a little pathological to begin with. But the way Keith Lee Morris lets the story unfold is indeed masterful.BoscoMon, 19 Feb 2007 14:35:25 -0000http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/02/18/the-artistry-of-keith-lee-morris%e2%80%99-%e2%80%9ctestimony%e2%80%9d/#comment-1373160Sounds wonderful - now I have to track this story down and read it!Tom WatsonSun, 18 Feb 2007 21:57:43 -0000