"The Evacuation still proceeds..." GR Part 1 Section 1

[Meg Larson]

Tim sed:

> Well, perhaps Paul's point here is that there's a *lot* of information 
> flung at the reader in a short space of narrative and, with references to 
> specific historical facts (e.g., Evacuation, Prohibition) juxtaposed with 
> enigmatics (e.g., the antecedent of the pronoun "he" is delayed until we 
> meet Prentice; the darkness of the evacuation contrasted with references 
> to "judgment" and "salvation"), the dream sequence makes for a mildly 
> daunting experience for a first-time reader, I would imagine.  I know I 
> didn't "get it" the first time I read it.
>
Me sey:
And IMNSHO it goes a long way to set the tone for what's to come; the 
palpable sense of forboding is aided by the seeming chaotic and frenetic 
atmosphere.  And along with the images of white/light and black/dark, 
there's a great sense that what will be concerned with is what lies in 
between, between the 1s and the 0s, as it were.
M.

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