Briefly our Isolation is Over

Who else thinks it’s interesting that Louis is the one who opens a section of direct discourse between the characters? On page 89 Louis says "No Let us issue from the Darkness of Solitude. Now let us say, brutally and directly, what is in our minds." They then proceed to do just that. What follows is a veritable orgy of self-disclosure and personal criticism. I found this change to be refreshing, additionally what interested me how the structure changes

            Where previously each character reflected at length about event happening around them, but here they regain some of the short back and forth we see at the beginning. Even some of the old images return. Both the bath and Mrs. Constable make an appearance. What is more the narrative is no longer divided into sections by the gender. In this sudden removal of the veils things get exciting and interesting. Too many things to cover in this blog post.

            Bernard, true to form, emphasizes the coming togetherness of this situation. He likens them to a seven-sided flower (I guess we now count Percival as one of the gang), a "whole flower to which every eye brings it's own contribution" (92). Everyone does indeed contribute. We see how each character has changed over the time we have followed them. We see them respond to one another in their new ways of thinking while still reflecting strongly the first impressions we have of them from pages four and five. Near the end Louis signals the close of this brief relief of their isolation: "Now once more" said Louis, "as we are about to part... do not let the sing-door cut to pieces the thing we have made that globes itself here" (105).

So I am left thinking about what have they made.