Striking Quote: "My father had never seen the world so he didn't think it much of a crime to keep me from it." (Pg 230)
Sound image:
"The silence was startling. The budding naturalist... dove his hand into the leaves and began to pull the colossus of all snakes into the boat." (Pg 238)
Word image:
"Beneath the sounds of bird calls there was the most delicate sound of crunching, as if the boat were making its way through a lightly frozen pond in December and the ice, half the thickness of a window pane, was breaking apart to let them pass." (Pg 238)
Haiku:
Green brightness Unknown living creatures Wide eyes; blown minds.
"My father had never seen the world so he didn't think it much of a crime to keep me from it." (Pg 230)
Sound image:
"The silence was startling. The budding naturalist... dove his hand into the leaves and began to pull the colossus of all snakes into the boat." (Pg 238)
Word image:
"Beneath the sounds of bird calls there was the most delicate sound of crunching, as if the boat were making its way through a lightly frozen pond in December and the ice, half the thickness of a window pane, was breaking apart to let them pass." (Pg 238)
Haiku:
Green brightness
Unknown living creatures
Wide eyes; blown minds.