I'll admit to not knowing the term "close reading" prior to a moment ago, but from my brief research, it seems that the idea of a close reading is not to do it out of context-- that you should read a book prior to doing a close reading of the book's prologue?
It's been a few years since I've read it, but my recollection is that the time-travelling is more a representation of miscommunication and alienation from someone very constant and familiar, rather than of someone going to work. I'm not sure what that does to the close reading of the "men at sea" section but it certainly seems relevant.
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I'll admit to not knowing the term "close reading" prior to a moment ago, but from my brief research, it seems that the idea of a close reading is not to do it out of context-- that you should read a book prior to doing a close reading of the book's prologue?
It's been a few years since I've read it, but my recollection is that the time-travelling is more a representation of miscommunication and alienation from someone very constant and familiar, rather than of someone going to work. I'm not sure what that does to the close reading of the "men at sea" section but it certainly seems relevant.