From the first time I read the story I found a large amount of symbols. As in Boule de Suif by Guy de Mauppassant ,I recognized a religion influence in this tale too. It remebered me to the Genesis, The creation(in some parts,the story turns the other way round -instead of creation destruction).
Mostly all my interpretation is based on the symbols , such as"the city of glass"( a city of transparency,a city which may not be seen) , the Queen's name "Nada"( A queen without a man - as an uncomplete woman-as the existence of woman is not real without a man by her side ), the stanger that says "nothing"(again the word "nothing" -perhaps the author believes in nihilism or he wants to criticize christianism), the weaver bird words"He is no man, no God...", the bird's anticipation"This other can never be yours", the similarities with Adan and Eve's forbidden fruit with the "berries of flame","the white weaver" being the one which takes her to the dream world (I think that white weavers don't exist), the eyes of the man"his eyes are stars in pools of deep water"(as if his eyes anticipated something evil to come).In my opinion that mysterious man represents death. Also the blazing fireball was anticipated as a possible fact , we all know that a piece of glass exposed to sun might provoke fire. The importance value of ancestors , the story begins with a grandfather and ends with the queen looking into the realm of her grandmother death.
Finally, her dennied to the Dream Lord,that condemmed her to the eternal suffering, isn't that the same feeling she already had for what she thought she did to her city?. She wasn't able to change what had happened. She knew she could't be happy so there wasn't any reason to accept him.
Wow
ResponderEliminarYou know...you've really thought about it...
I woulnd't be able to reach that conclusion ever!!
Well done Ana.!*
Hi!!
ResponderEliminarwhat you have written is really interesting.You showed me that you did a deep analysis of the story.ah! I almost forgot it ...Very nice blog!!Congrats!!!.
see you.
Wow! this is what I call insight, your way of approaching literature calls for further research, You´ll go places if you keep on researching on this area.
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