[August 2000 journal entry]
Is there any indication in the story/play Job that the ‘scrapheap’ Job continues -- after the tragedies had struck him and those immediately around him -- to pursue the altruistic values attributed to him before the tragedies struck? that altruistic values are so rooted in him that he continues to think and react -- during as well as after the tragedies – in a manner consistent with the unique friendship he expects from his three close friends (see 6:14 in the text)? Or does his dependence on the ‘religious’ T/O paradigm turn him inward, take away his incentive/motive for being this sort of person, and leave him inattentive to other sufferers around him? Are all references to his virtues in the past tense? The story/play leaves the impression that the ‘scrapheap’ Job is abandoned and alone except for the painful presence of his three close friends. Is there any indication that his mind’s eye sufficiently clears/focuses to see and identify himself with other sufferers? Or is he stuck in the “There’s been a big mistake! I don’t belong here!” mindset created by his dependence on the ‘religious’ T/O paradigm?
Is there any indication in the story/play Job that the ‘scrapheap’ Job continues -- after the tragedies had struck him and those immediately around him -- to pursue the altruistic values attributed to him before the tragedies struck? that altruistic values are so rooted in him that he continues to think and react -- during as well as after the tragedies – in a manner consistent with the unique friendship he expects from his three close friends (see 6:14 in the text)? Or does his dependence on the ‘religious’ T/O paradigm turn him inward, take away his incentive/motive for being this sort of person, and leave him inattentive to other sufferers around him? Are all references to his virtues in the past tense? The story/play leaves the impression that the ‘scrapheap’ Job is abandoned and alone except for the painful presence of his three close friends. Is there any indication that his mind’s eye sufficiently clears/focuses to see and identify himself with other sufferers? Or is he stuck in the “There’s been a big mistake! I don’t belong here!” mindset created by his dependence on the ‘religious’ T/O paradigm?
