Wilder captures the childlike adoration of the father and absorption in the way the world works. |
His adoration, like a jealous lover's, is only rhetorically distinguishable from contempt. |
As a sump for adoration that might otherwise be misdirected at political leaders and go dangerously to their heads. |
Like anything else of importance, adoration is plagued by false semblances. |
What really rubs him the wrong way is Lawson's puppy-dog adoration for the newcomer. |
He's after stamping and cheering adoration, and by the end of the show he has the audience doing just that. |