Forgetting the “Why” in the Narrative of Horror via LitReactor

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ARTICLE VIA LITREACTOR | BYJOHN JARZEMSKY

Less than a month ago (at the time of this writing), two explosions ripped through downtown Boston. The blasts killed three people and injured 264 others. As the situation began to unfold, the pressing question of the hour changed. First, we all wanted to know what was being done to make sure things were being handled as well as could be expected. This is certainly a reasonable, and even practical concern. As soon as it became clear tha...