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On the one hand, when havent times been hard, somewhere, for some group of people?
Its a picture of history no less moving for its lack of concentrated interpersonal intimacy on any one character.
Speeches are what draw people together and crystallize their ideas, they also, on occasion, create rifts.
Even within a working-class movement, there is class stratification.
Once the speaker transitions to more direct speech, the interjector begins to nod vigorously.
They were on the same page; in this case, the trappings of language had created a border.
In one interlude, two women watch a trio of fiddlers from across a pond, smiling wordlessly.
Even in times of the most egregious injustice, there were moments of peace and pleasure to be found.
Theres nothing worth fighting for, Leigh seems to be saying, without these moments.
Despite the oratory and the funny hats, Leighs ability to incite felt utterly contemporary and urgent.
