Grace answers “What did the man in the closet who watched...”

Amy Baron asked this question about Exit West:

What did the man in the closet who watched the woman sleep and then exit through the window have anything to do with the storyline? Also, what about the man in the alley who started to follow the Filipino girls feeling the metal (knife?) in his pocket? Both incidents (which occurred in different parts of the world then where Saeed and Nadia were living) seemed to not have anything to do with the story.

Grace I also think that at that point in the narrative, the doors were just rumors. The characters didn't know if they actually existed or not. This was the…moreI also think that at that point in the narrative, the doors were just rumors. The characters didn't know if they actually existed or not. This was the authors way of putting in a little authority on the subject - the reader knows he doors exist before the main characters do. It gave some foundation to the whispering that the characters heard.(less)

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Amy Baron But the man in the alley didn't have anything to do with a door....hmmmm.... ...more
Jul 26, 2017 04:34AM

Peter I thought the man in the alley was preying on unsuspecting migrants as they arrived.
Apr 28, 2019 06:40PM

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