GRGR(16) - Galina/Geli

[Terrance F. Flaherty]

A double, the narrator said we would have doubles and
ancestors. Geli is an ancestor, Amy right? Is Galina an
ancestor? Geli has "inborn strength" and a magic that seems
beyond words and language, while Galina is shut in by words.
In fact, she is a letter, a scarlet letter perhaps, in T
view. 





David Morris wrote:
> 
> Once again we have mirror/double characters: Galina and Geli.  Geli is all
> spontaneity, moving freely through/with nature's realm.  Her bird familiar
> is a male owl, Werner.  Galina's existence, by contrast, is drab: "her aura
> is chalkdust, laundry soap, sweat" and "It's only Luba who flies [...] her
> owner must stay below in the schoolroom"  Her bird familiar is a "desperate
> Luba about the edges, always, of her room, at her window, a pretty
> hawk.(339.30)"  Geli's bird helps induce bigger orgasms.  Galina vicariously
> soars in the sky through Luba.
> 
> Geli is completely at home in her Zone.  Galina is afraid of hers, fearing
> her own freedom it seems.
> 
> Where does this get us?  How does it tie into the bigger picture?  Can't say
> that I know.  Any offers?
> 
> David Morris
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