And perhaps McCarthy's primary purpose after all is to expose as an empty delusion the bourgeois reader's pitiable need for alluring characters, emotional heights and narrative closure.
The details are terrific, from the crowd noise at the beginning to the click track in the breakdown; and the emotional heights achieved by the crescendoing orchestral electro/prog-rock are formidable.
Imbued with the tragic sense of life, he aimed for a contemporary drama that had its roots in the most powerful of ancient Greek tragedies a drama that could rise to the emotional heights of Shakespeare.
Though "Let's Roll" doesn't reach the emotional heights of his performance of "Imagine" on the Tribute to Heroes fund-raiser, it is a powerful funk-rock dirge and its lyrics combine action with hope: "Let's roll for justice/Let's roll for truth/Let's not let our children/Grow up fearful in their youth".
"Let's Get It On" climbs to powerful emotional heights on simple repeated chords, with Gaye's clear tenor singing lyrics that are direct and unmistakable: Don't you know how sweet and wonderful life can be I'm asking you baby to get it on with me I ain't gonna worry, I ain't gonna push So come on baby, stop beating around the bush Let's get it on.
I am a reserved and self-contained man, but that summer brought me to unwonted and wholly thrilling emotional heights.
Woodley elevates Elgort's performance, too, carrying him to the emotional heights required even as he struggles with the film's more somber moments.
IGN gave the game 8.5 out of 10, stating "L.A. Noire may not reach the emotional heights of a game like Heavy Rain, but it's something everyone must try out.
As a foursome, the musicians weren't hitting the emotional and improvisational heights -- nearly twinges of pain -- that the music aspires to.
Her speech at the Democratic convention in July was judged by many to be the best of the week, reaching the emotional and inspirational heights that Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign has sometimes struggled to achieve.
