“People who need people are the luckiest people in the world.” - Jule Styne and Bob Merrill Since it’s February and we’re thinking about love, I wanted to tackle one of the most enduring toxic literary tropes, especially for men - the lonely tortured artist grappling with the pettiness of life and the weight of his great talent. We’ve all been fed hundreds of examples, real and fictional, of men like Hemingway and Philip Roth and other mostly white men who were absolute assholes in their marriages and their lives and struggled with the reality of their art.
People (Who Need People)
People (Who Need People)
People (Who Need People)
“People who need people are the luckiest people in the world.” - Jule Styne and Bob Merrill Since it’s February and we’re thinking about love, I wanted to tackle one of the most enduring toxic literary tropes, especially for men - the lonely tortured artist grappling with the pettiness of life and the weight of his great talent. We’ve all been fed hundreds of examples, real and fictional, of men like Hemingway and Philip Roth and other mostly white men who were absolute assholes in their marriages and their lives and struggled with the reality of their art.