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| **“Wait a minute.” Luster said. “You snagged on that nail again. Cant you never crawl through here without snagging on that nail.” Caddy uncaught me and we crawled through. Uncle Maury said to not let anybody see us, so we better stoop over, Caddy said. Stoop over, Benjy. Like this, see. We stooped over and crossed the garden, where the flowers rasped and rattled against us. The ground was hard . . ."** (4). | **“Wait a minute.” Luster said. “You snagged on that nail again. Cant you never crawl through here without snagging on that nail.” Caddy uncaught me and we crawled through. Uncle Maury said to not let anybody see us, so we better stoop over, Caddy said. Stoop over, Benjy. Like this, see. We stooped over and crossed the garden, where the flowers rasped and rattled against us. The ground was hard . . ."** (4). | ||
| - | What happened here was Benjy heard the word “nail” and began to narrate another occasion when he was stuck on the nail, as evidenced by the switch to italics and the change from Luster to Caddy. You might have also noticed that Luster's question, “Cant you never crawl through here without snagging on that nail,” lacks both an apostrophe in the conjunction “Cant” and a question mark. To some, this indicates Benjy's narrative role as being simply a mirror for what he sees and hears, colored with stray thoughts and past experiences. | + | What happened here was Benjy heard the word “nail” and began to narrate another occasion when he was stuck on the nail, as evidenced by the switch to italics and the change from Luster to Caddy. You might have also noticed that Luster's question, “Cant you never crawl through here without snagging on that nail,” lacks both an apostrophe in the contraction “Cant” and a question mark. To some, this indicates Benjy's narrative role as being simply a mirror for what he sees and hears, colored with stray thoughts and past experiences. |
| As you see, you have to pay careful attention to what Benjy is actually experiencing and feeling in order to comprehend his section. This holds true for the remaining four sections; be thoughtful, and you'll be more comfortable with the novel in no time.\\ | As you see, you have to pay careful attention to what Benjy is actually experiencing and feeling in order to comprehend his section. This holds true for the remaining four sections; be thoughtful, and you'll be more comfortable with the novel in no time.\\ | ||
