The Moundane In 'The Mezzanine' By Baker
The Mezzanine is a remarkable text about the mundane made amazing. Baker created a narrative told from the prospect of Howie, a man with no truly remarkable features, in a world of the usual as he simply goes about his day. However, it is through Howie's thought processes that a comedic masterpiece of literary work emerges. He thinks of the everyday task which we all must face with such description and emotion that it becomes compelling.
As Saltzman illustrates, it is this mundanity that gives urgency to all things in the text. The example they used was the beginning of chapter 13 "I had not intended to buy a bag of popcorn" which, while mundane and, one would normally think, disinteresting, it throws us into a new thought process which will
As Saltzman illustrates, it is this mundanity that gives urgency to all things in the text. The example they used was the beginning of chapter 13 "I had not intended to buy a bag of popcorn" which, while mundane and, one would normally think, disinteresting, it throws us into a new thought process which will