“Raising Hare” is, above all, a reminder that personal growth proceeds at a mysterious pace outside of our control. Who can say how I might be changed tomorrow, what I might learn and discover, or what I could do with a little more love and patience?
The classics are at once beautiful paeans to humanity and an inspiration for Mussolini, and this is not justification for their relegation or promotion. Nonetheless, as with many books in recent years, the classics have also become politicized.
