For Fun.... watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBqgr5xZLz0&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
The Elephent & 6 Blind Men Story
This is a buddhist story talking about blind men being taken to an elephant. The Raja, which is the teacher, presents a part of the elephant to each blind man. Each one is presented with either the head, ears, tusks, a trunk, foot, back or the tail. The Raja asks each of them what sort of thing is an elephant. One by one, they took their turns to reply, each describing each part differently. They all share interpretations and argue over which one is oc. The teachers comes out and says the viewpoints of the blind men are all aspects of the truth. If you put them all together, you have a complete picture.
To me, this is the essence of indirect free discourse. Different perspectives each share some truth and reveal much more of the story than if it was to be told by only one.
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