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Oh yes. Now I remember. Thanks Paul. I was confused and wondering if it wasn't real blood but symbolic in some way of the previous night. Not a big fan of symbolism.
I agree with Sharon. It was straighforward narrative. No over-interpretation necessary. I would only say that Mrs. Polk does not necessarily die. She could wake up. It just demonstrates more of Eileen's callous disregard for other people. Apparently, Ms. Moshfegh plans a sequel for the sour-smelling Eileen Dunlop. She tips her hand about seven pages from the end where she describes in the first half of a single paragraph how she lives a "beautiful" life with a bed full of "love" as a single woman alone in New York City. Was it an interlude of fantasy? I don't think so. I have no reason to doubt Eileen or Ms. Moshfegh is ready to tell us more about herself. Hopefully, it leads to a more complex character. Her excellent writing demands it.
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May 11, 2016 07:02PM
The blood on her face is from the icicle that feel and cut her face as she walked out the door of her house that last time.
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Oh yes. Now I remember. Thanks Paul. I was confused and wondering if it wasn't real blood but symbolic in some way of the previous night. Not a big fan of symbolism.
I agree with Sharon. It was straighforward narrative. No over-interpretation necessary. I would only say that Mrs. Polk does not necessarily die. She could wake up. It just demonstrates more of Eileen's callous disregard for other people. Apparently, Ms. Moshfegh plans a sequel for the sour-smelling Eileen Dunlop. She tips her hand about seven pages from the end where she describes in the first half of a single paragraph how she lives a "beautiful" life with a bed full of "love" as a single woman alone in New York City. Was it an interlude of fantasy? I don't think so. I have no reason to doubt Eileen or Ms. Moshfegh is ready to tell us more about herself. Hopefully, it leads to a more complex character. Her excellent writing demands it.
