Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Berenice Comments

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They give their boats the names
of unruly daughters who strain at the leash
to dance with the wind.
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Hendrik Rost
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Daniel Brick 11 May 2017

I had no idea boats could be named after daughters longing for liberation! The metaphor for that longing - DANCING WITH THE WIND - segues into a very real physical menace, namely, a storm at sea. But the fisherman is preparing to launch his boat despite the storm warnings. He has more in common with his unruly child: perhaps both need an experience outside the routine of their experience, with an element of danger to shake up the complacency..

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