Talk:In the Penal Colony
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As I recall, the authoritative character is not the inventor of the machine but a loyal officer under him. Also, some might say that the underlying theme of this story is literality.
- I partly agree. While the officer is an expert, the machine seems to be the invention and legacy of the former commandant. --- Leibniz 17:21, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)
added link to public-domain english translation. --amazoneveryday
Was a favour done to the reader of this article by not giving more in-depth explanations of the machine?
[edit] Short story or novella?
It is claimed here that this is a novella, but the article itself calls it a short story. Which one is it? Or is it both? What about The Metamorphosis? Sofeil 12:06, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] More Trivia
I just wanted to point out that the symbolic punishment of scratching a confession into the victim's flesh was later used by J.K. Rowling in HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX. Presumably her inspiration came from this story. CharlesTheBold 14:07, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] To the anon editor
Please open an account so we can talk about your changes. It's really hard to figure out what you're doing, and it's really hard to track you down. Sofeil 01:46, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
- The "Analysis" section contains original research. Please review WP:OR. In particular, "Articles may not contain any unpublished arguments, ideas, data, or theories; or any unpublished analysis or synthesis of published arguments, ideas, data, or theories that serves to advance a position." --Sofeil 08:53, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
