"So the beginning of this was a woman and she had come back from burying the dead...their eyes flung wide open in judgement." (page 1)
This paragraph is talking about a woman who has been dealing with people who are in horrible conditions, like starving or suffering from malnutrition (sodden and the bloated). The speaker talks about them being "dead," which they aren't, but they probably wish they were. Their eyes being "flung wide open in judgement" might refer to them realizing no one can really help them, that they're trapped in a problem they can't get out of.
Beat Poetry
14 years ago
1 comment:
Sam,
This 1st quote, a very important one, refers to both a real and metaphorical death. The book starts with Janie returning from a voyage and then quickly flashes backward in time. She does come back from burying the dead.
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