O IT WAS ALL OVER, the advance and retreat, the doubts and hesitations. Everything finished, for better or for worse. There we were, sheltering from the heavy rain under a large mango tree, myself, my wife Antoinette and a little half-caste servant who was called Amélie.
Here it shows how it was finally over and the people could really from the thing that was causing them problems or uncertainty.
ut I soon forgot about happiness, running down the stairs to the big stone bath where we splashed about wearing long grey cotton chemises which reached to our ankles.
Here it showcases how they were doing something that made them care free and an activity that was fun.
Myra came in again looking mournful as she always did though she smiled when she talked about hell. Everyone went to hell, she told me, you had to belong to her sect to be saved and even then — just as well not to be too sure.
Here it showcases a theme of religion and the beliefs that the girl had on hell and the devil.
trong boy and away he goes. We shan’t see him again. God- frey is a rascal. These new ones aren’t too kind to old people and he knows it. That’s why he stays. Doesn’t do a thing but eat enough for a couple of horses. Pretends he’s deaf. He isn’t deaf — he doesn’t want to hear. What a devil he is!’
Here it shows how Godfrey is viewed as someone who doesn't take responsibility for the things he does and how his behavior is bad and how you shouldn't be around him.
Memories of her childhood on a West Indian island, of kind coloured servants and tropical beauty, form a poignant accompaniment to her adventures in an icy, suspicious land.
It shows the memories that she had in her childhood and how it had changed when she went to different areas/islands.