Lawyers, Babies and Money
The Anna-Nicole saga being played out in the media is a tragedy on many levels. We tend to think our most modern of times has produced never before seen levels of incompetence and greed particularly in the legal system. Not true.
In 1853 Charles Dickens published his indictment of the British legal system, Bleak House. Dickens novel appeared in 20 installments in magazine format which is why his chapters always end with a cliffhanger. Like the TV show "Law & Order", Dickens plots were 'ripped from the headlines' and fictionalized.
In Bleak House we find a decades old battle over an inheritance involving scores of people, gaggles of lawyers, babies born with parentage in question. Bleak House is scathing, tragic and not so different from the coverage of current events except for the fact that it is so well written. Big difference.
Comments
What a parallel! Having been on vacation, I've been unlucky enough to see morning TV, where Matt et al. are milking this thing to death. No wonder the judge was in tears...
Posted by: webdoll | February 27, 2007 10:00 AM