The imagery of the carnival atmosphere with the midway and rollercoasters seem to reflect how the narrator views the media - a circus. The headlines are just thrown together and selectively filtered and skewed so the reading public just eats it up and "come[s] back" for more.
I don't understand the line about "kicking pills," anyone?
@little_stranger That line might be about "kicking the habit of taking pills (drugs,)" but I don't think it is. It's probably more like, he gets flack (bruised) for writing false stories just to sell newspapers. Why bruises on his legs? Because that's the path in life he took, so he's "walking" through it.
@little_stranger That line might be about "kicking the habit of taking pills (drugs,)" but I don't think it is. It's probably more like, he gets flack (bruised) for writing false stories just to sell newspapers. Why bruises on his legs? Because that's the path in life he took, so he's "walking" through it.
The imagery of the carnival atmosphere with the midway and rollercoasters seem to reflect how the narrator views the media - a circus. The headlines are just thrown together and selectively filtered and skewed so the reading public just eats it up and "come[s] back" for more.
I don't understand the line about "kicking pills," anyone?
@little_stranger That line might be about "kicking the habit of taking pills (drugs,)" but I don't think it is. It's probably more like, he gets flack (bruised) for writing false stories just to sell newspapers. Why bruises on his legs? Because that's the path in life he took, so he's "walking" through it.
@little_stranger That line might be about "kicking the habit of taking pills (drugs,)" but I don't think it is. It's probably more like, he gets flack (bruised) for writing false stories just to sell newspapers. Why bruises on his legs? Because that's the path in life he took, so he's "walking" through it.