The judge's white suit makes him stand out visually in the American desert and irises him as representing purity in an ironic sense—the novel associates whiteness with innocence, but the judge wears this color while committing genocide and other atrocities.

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Michael Sugrue

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it seems that since white is uh uh in the west uh generally associated with purity um it seems ironic that he should be walking around like an ice cream man and uh particularly in the american desert southwest and the two hats he wants it all um his desires are unlimited

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Blood Meridian: Bibliotheca WebinarMichael Sugrue
Created: 8/12/2026, 10:25:46 PM

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