Post by Wan X. Wu on Sept 3, 2015 4:11:01 GMT
I realized the "child" that the man carried wasn't really a child when the man starts referring to it as "creature" and "object". This child/voice seemed like a burden/worry that the man neglected and its coming back to haunt him. Thus the story keeps referring to how heavy it is. When he was finding his way through the forest, I felt it meant that he's searching for the origin of his burden/worry and trying to find closure.
As for my interpretation of "the brat was shining like a mirror..", I think its a reflection of a person's life. In Buddhist beliefs, people reincarnate after death. But before they reincarnate, they see an image reflection of all their lives therefore the "mirror that revealed my past, my present and my future.."
My discussion question: What's the significance of the author describing the child as 6 years old? and what is the author trying to portray saying that the child's head is blue?
As for my interpretation of "the brat was shining like a mirror..", I think its a reflection of a person's life. In Buddhist beliefs, people reincarnate after death. But before they reincarnate, they see an image reflection of all their lives therefore the "mirror that revealed my past, my present and my future.."
My discussion question: What's the significance of the author describing the child as 6 years old? and what is the author trying to portray saying that the child's head is blue?