Lionel Trilling's “Of This Time, Of That Place"
The Irritable Howe
As you read the story “Of This Time, Of That Place,” by Lionel Trilling you realize that Joseph Howe has a lot of annoyances to deal with. A negative criticism of his poetry by Frederic Woolley makes him tense and defensive around others that he knows have read the article. He has to deal with Tertan the strange student who is later diagnosed with a mental illness and Blackburn who sets off Howe’s irritations almost every time they meet. Soon you’ll understand how irritable of a person Howe is.
When facing the class for the first time, Howe was very irritated. As all the students rushed to their classes Howe himself was procrastinating. He stopped by his office and lit himself a cigarette. Not only did this kill some time before he had to face the class it also probably helped calm his nerves. He now knew it was time to go to class. “The prospect of facing his class had suddenly presented itself to him and his hands were cold” (271). When he......
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