Status Updates From Mientras agonizo

darl staring at his mother knowing its his last time seeing her alive is so akin to his personality, not even depth in the plot. it’s embedded into his character. just like him sitting at the table, “with his eyes gone further than the food and the lamp, full of the land dug out of his skull and the holes filled with distance beyond the land.” even dewey dell and cora know darl is a soft, soft, beautiful soul

cora’s second part opens an outsider narrative like that of many families today; judgment and being perceived are two counterproductive aspects of a person. on one hand, cora is self righteous and morally uptight as observer and neighbor. judging a family, while being perceived completely differently by them is not only irony, but chastisement. a warning sign for those who think they know a family, but don’t