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John Wyndham

  • Yi xuan Tanfez uma citaçãohá 14 dias
    ‘Rachel’s afraid. She’s crying inside. She wants Michael.’
  • Yi xuan Tanfez uma citaçãomês passado
    When I landed she had lost her serious look, and her eyes were dancing with excitement.
  • Yi xuan Tanfez uma citaçãomês passado
    When I was quite small I would sometimes dream of a city

    References to sealand

  • Yi xuan Tanfez uma citaçãomês passado
    Dreams were funny things, and there was no accounting for them;

    Is a hint to the future reveal of David's telepathy, insinuating how his 'dreams' which were most likely others' thoughts had differed greatly from the norm

  • Yi xuan Tanfez uma citaçãomês passado
    She studied me with a serious expression for a second or two, then made up her mind quite suddenly. She scrambled to the top of the bank ahead of me.

    Showcases Sophie's innocence

  • Yi xuan Tanfez uma citaçãomês passado
    ‘Oh, it is hurting so,’ she said. She could not hold back the tears any longer. They ran down her face. But even then she didn’t howl: she made small puppyish noises

    shows Sophie's persistence and wariness

  • Yi xuan Tanfez uma citaçãomês passado
    No!’ she protested again. ‘No, I mustn’t. Not ever. I mustn’t.’

    The repetition of the 'I mustn't' is like a chant, insinuating that it was as if she was repeating something that was told to her,

  • Yi xuan Tanfez uma citaçãomês passado
    ‘No. I’ll crawl,’ she said

    Sophie was in pain yet she could still persevere it and insist on getting home through her own efforts, reinforcing her insistence / persistence / perseverance

  • Yi xuan Tanfez uma citaçãomês passado
    if it happened among people it was a Blasphemy

    All are deviations : if its non-human its a offence, if it is a human it is a blasphemy

  • Yi xuan Tanfez uma citaçãomês passado
    When her ankle was quite recovered she was able to show me the favourite corners of her territory.

    It shows how the both of them had gotten close to each other during this period of time such that they were open to sharing their preferences to each other. The development of relationships from initial wariness can also be seen which later explains why the Wenders were like family to David

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