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Christopher Penny asked this question about The Buried Giant:
What was the significance of Edwin meeting the tied girl, and was he hearing his mother's voice? Or the dragon's? What was the significance of scene with the boat with the pixies?
Nanno Mulder I have no exact answer. I doubt that any significance for the story exists as far as Edwin is concerned. He seems to have no part in anything, when he…moreI have no exact answer. I doubt that any significance for the story exists as far as Edwin is concerned. He seems to have no part in anything, when he is expected to be there, to break a fall with a load of hay, he fails, but no problem! The boat scene also occurs and seems to have no consequences whatsoever.(less)
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The Buried Giant
by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author)
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