Danielle’s answer to “What really happened to Nell? I assumed Fen was trying to cover up his shame at her disappearance …” > Likes and Comments
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I have now written this twice and marked as a spoiler both times, but I am seeing the answer without the spoiler alert. Hopefully, that will not be the case for others. Please let me know because I don't want anyone to see this who does not know the story.
Your response is hidden with a spoiler alert. I had the same interpretation of the book.'s ending.
I concur with the spoiler tag and with the interpretation.
Throwing her into the sea might also have seemed like poetic justice in Fen's mind.
I agree, Lindsay. Besides hiding evidence, there is also the symbolism of them starting and ending 'on the sea'. "The Full Fathom five" used to tell she'd thrown "it" into the sea … also pointed to Shakespeare's Tempest where there are similarities (to my mind. Like the reference to water, justice, etc.). What is the 'IT' may be referring to many things in addition to the flute (technology, language, civilization). Ironically, I had missed that she threw it into the sea, on the first read. Before I realized that, I'd thought he'd raged, as usual, because she was leaving him, because she wanted to fix things … killed her … and then knew he'd have to bury it with her … so he'd be able to connect his body and soul.
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I have now written this twice and marked as a spoiler both times, but I am seeing the answer without the spoiler alert. Hopefully, that will not be the case for others. Please let me know because I don't want anyone to see this who does not know the story.
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Your response is hidden with a spoiler alert. I had the same interpretation of the book.'s ending.
I concur with the spoiler tag and with the interpretation.
Throwing her into the sea might also have seemed like poetic justice in Fen's mind.
I agree, Lindsay. Besides hiding evidence, there is also the symbolism of them starting and ending 'on the sea'. "The Full Fathom five" used to tell she'd thrown "it" into the sea … also pointed to Shakespeare's Tempest where there are similarities (to my mind. Like the reference to water, justice, etc.). What is the 'IT' may be referring to many things in addition to the flute (technology, language, civilization). Ironically, I had missed that she threw it into the sea, on the first read. Before I realized that, I'd thought he'd raged, as usual, because she was leaving him, because she wanted to fix things … killed her … and then knew he'd have to bury it with her … so he'd be able to connect his body and soul.
