The way R. Allen Russell structured the beginning and closing of Uncle Louie hints to his vision of universal transformation as undergone by the heroes of fables, myths and legends. Uncle Louie begins with the opening of a table and ends with the closing of the same table, revealing that life is an eternal dance of beginnings and endings and beginnings again. The story of our hapless hero is the story of all hapless heroes. All people undergo initiation in life that changes how we think and behave. To grow we must face our challenges, walk down dangerous pathways obstructed by thorns and shadows and broken glass.
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