Prompt 14

A key quote that I found in the novel is when Guy states, " When it was all over he feel like a man who had been thrown from a cliff, whirled in a centrifuge, and spat out over a waterfall that fell and fell into emptiness and emptiness and never - quite - touched - bottom - never - never - quite - no not quite - touched - bottom ... and you fell so fast you didn't touch the sides wither ... never... quite.. touched ... anything. "( pg 45) This quote talks a lot about falling and while falling never actually hitting or feeling anything. I think this description of Guy's feelings is a metaphor for the internal conflict he is facing throughout the novel so far. Guy feels this emptiness inside and feels like he is lacking happiness and emotion. He wants to feel and touch these things, but in the society that he is living in, these things aren't normal. He starts to realize what he is missing when he meets Clarisse and when he starts to feel bad for the people and books that are burned. He begins to have the urge to really feel and understand and not just do. This quote does a good job of explaining is feeling of emptiness inside.