why are there so many spelling errors on my copy

why not

connection to daily life, literally nobody is out

i read this as "khromoi's assistant, Khromoi" and i was amused but not anymore

with this line it almost has a childish tone to it, like when kids get a toy barbie jeep or something and they're like "just like the REAL monster trucks" or something

thats one way to say it

what does cereal look like?

yuck

why is it formatted like this

this reminds me of the way my sister eats

ew, imagery

yuvky

that sounds good

i would die

1. this is so sad, 2. connection to food in mme bovary

politeness? habit from when he was free

this is kinda funny

helps readers relate, social order is a part of human nature

gross, animalistic

pray?

weird feeling, sounds more like a childrens book than a gulag story

cocky/a jerk? prude maybe

what for?

unclean and unsanitary, careless

uh oh

thats so sad aw

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why not, is one more filling or tasty than the other?

why do the prisoners have to keep track of their own spoon, also wouldnt that make it easy for them to make shanks and weapons

dude why

thats what i do with my winter barn boots, i wear two pairs of socks so they stay warm and fit right

how does he have toes

dude how are you living in -40 temps with no boots

heat is a big thing w them, if you make it colder in any way you have a problem

harsh

What are the checkers

why did the author use the word "ramrod" instead of pole or stick or something else? hints of violence

a rod for ramming down the charge of a muzzleloading firearm.

wouldnt it be the other way around?

why do they call him that? and why does everyone have some odd nickname

what is the deal w all the typos? am i using some bootleg version

so your telling me that they work when it is 73 degrees below freezing? that is the most hardcore thing i've ever heard

distrust, shows power imbalance

color, cold, sadness

cereals to be cooked?

what does his name mean? i feel like theres something behind it or its like a nickname they call him without his knowledge or something

humiliation

unable to be upset or excited; calm

is this spelled wrong or

because you freeze? or because you are bored out of your mind without work

why is it capitalized like that

i would literally die

speaking of women, are there any ladies in the gulag? i don't remember if it was men only or not but i'm sure the women were opposing stuff too

american?

how does one look like a real bastard

bribery?

wasn't there just a line that said people were huddled around a fire? contradictory

are they there because they opposed the USSR going communist/socialist? what time period is this

i forgot what a valenki is

i would not consider this a light job. fist of all you are carrying poop around, and also its heavy! i clean horse stalls and one pile of poo can weigh like 10 pounds.

flu, cold. i'm sure they don't have any doctors for that sort of thing in the gulag.

reminds me of pigs. another use of animalistic language to dehumanize the prisoners. connection to PW

odd grammar

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the fact that he uses fingers to describe the thickness of the frost makes it feel more real and personal than if he had said 1.5 inches or something

why not say pitch black? odd language

generally when people try to make small and insignificant thinks "theirs" it means that they have very little control over their life and what goes on in it

means alarm clock in french

ewewewewewewewewewew nnooooooo this is beyond gross. you couldnt resist licking it out???? barf additionally, this shows how gross the conditions are and how despirate they are for anything to fill their stomachs it almost seems animalistic. "You could hardly resist licking it out" like a dog with its extra food in a bowl