My challenge to literary types: so what is the difference between Trump's "weave" and the literary conceit "steam of consciousness" ? (And no, I am not a Trump supporter.)
#TheWeave #writers

@JenniferSlack
<quote>They used to say, "Oh, he's rambling."
No, I'm not rambling — it's like genius, okay? [unintelligible] I let you know when I ramble & then we'll have the talk. </quote>
Claim #1: Stream of consciousness would be unstructured, but he claims genius & so requires an elegant structure.

<quote>No, I cover different territories [vehicular onomatopoeia] it always ends up back in the right location.</quote>
Claim #2: looping loci structure.

https://youtu.be/jcJvj3gYYl4
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Trump explains the 'genious' behind his rhetorical style, 'The Weave'

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@JenniferSlack
<q>They always say, "Oh that's terrible that Trump would say -- 'He is rambling about Hannibal Lecter'. No, I'm not rambling</q>
https://youtu.be/HIdnXUh8RVo?t=1038

<q>You know, they go crazy when I say the late great Hannibal Lecter. Okay, they say, "Why would he mention Hannibal Lecter? He must be cognitively in trouble."
No, no, no. </q>
https://youtu.be/dXp6S50_7CI?t=2916

Lecter is also described as having a memory palace in the novels.

#TheWeave #mindpalace #Hanniballecter

Speech: Donald Trump Holds a Political Rally in Doral, Florida - July 9, 2024

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@JenniferSlack Curiously, the two main aspects of the Weave are mentioned or exemplified by the oft-referenced Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs:

https://assets.scriptslug.com/live/pdf/scripts/the-silence-of-the-lambs-1991.pdf?v=1729115038

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#theWeave #tableau #tableauvivant #DonaldTrump #tangentiality

@JenniferSlack

Tableaux (not in the film):

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DR. LECTER

Do you have something you use, when you need to get up your courage? Memories, tableaux... scenes from your early life? (p. 28) </q>

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#theWeave #tableau #tableauvivant #DonaldTrump

Wordplay tangentiality example (made it into the film):

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CLARICE

That's just part of the island. It has a very nice beach. Terns nest there.

DR. LECTER

Terns... If I help you, Clarice, it will be "turns" with us, too. (p. 62)</q>

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#theWeave #DonaldTrump #tangentiality