The moon shed feathers of light, as if molting.
Personification
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- Aug 2021
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Only my window
The story is written in first person. It is from the perspective of an American in a foreign land.
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Now the Huntress bent to my window, but she was not there to feed. She was there as a witness.
Did they end up killing him? Was he still conscious up to this point?
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The fierceness can be seen around the mouth. I compress my lips when I’m thinking. Our dad was the same way.
Could she have killed him without touching him? Like a medusa type effect? For him to keep that facial expression even in death would be unlikely if he was physically attacked.
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Had I not read the instructions on the desk?
I assume the directions on the desk told him to close his window and stay safe, which he did heed to.
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The Huntress left dark patches wherever she passed.
Could this represent death or decay?
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I feel like I’m turning into this fierce person. A taskmaster to myself, like a ballet dancer or a monk. Are monks happy? No, they are not interested in that category of feeling. But I’m supposed to be. I’m an American.
This whole paragraph throws me off. I know this means the author is trying to prove a point; however, what exactly is that point?
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Exiles and insomniacs share this feeling: that each is the only one.
I believe that he is saying that many of these kinds of people think that they are the only ones that are going through what they are dealing with.
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Our dad used to tell us stories of camel herding. He would scare us by mimicking the sound of a lion.
The children referenced in the later paragraph was referencing the character and a sibling of some sort
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Once there were two children and they were the only ones on their block who kept the passion for monsters after they grew up.
I'm confused as to who the author is referring to. Do they like the monsters? Do the others grow to fear these things that shouldn't be feared at all?
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eaves
the part of a roof that meets or overhangs the walls of a building.
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Now the rain-dark head came down and rested on the dome of the embassy.
Is the "rain-dark head" simply a raincloud? When the world "embassy" is mentioned, it reminds me of people with high power. Since our character is a foreigner, he could be in an embassy in a foreign country that belongs to his home country. Is our character considered important?
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For fear of the huntress the city closed like an eye.
It appears that everyone in the city is afraid of this "huntress." Is she evil? Could she possibly be misunderstood? Could there be prejudice?
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