Emmy 

Zimmer 

October 1, 2014

Passage 

“The dead were parted one from the other and could no longer remember the faces and lands they had loved in the light.”

This passage stood out to me because it encompass’ the presence of death, which has a strong essence and representation in this writing. I like the comparison between between death and darkness, and the their opposing sides, light and life. This mix using death to represent darkness and light to represent life make the visual imagery in the writing more potent. I didn’t like the phrasing used: “one from the other” it was awkward for me to read because of the familiarity I feel with the phrase “from one another.” I believe that Dillard’s goal in this passage was to put the imagery of the contrast between  death and light into the readers mindset so they can read the remainder of the writing knowing that this is the feeling the eclipse has emitted within her. It also lets the reader know that the darkness she felt during the full eclipse, was only comparable to death. This passage fits seamlessly into the writing as a whole because of its central theme. The passage centers around the caparisons between light, darkness, life, and death which is exactly what this writing as a whole exhibits.