Darl 94-95

"Motionless, wooden backed, wooden faced, he shapes the horse in a rigid stoop like a hawk, hook winged. They are waiting for us, ready for the moving of it, waiting for him." pg.95

William Faulkner uses metaphor and imagery to describe Jewels reaction to the death of his mother. Describing Jewels features such as his back and face as wooden creates a stiff cold unfeeling image adding to Jewels already harsh angry characterization. The unmoving image of wood also creates a sense of shock and emptiness that can come with a loss. Wood also connects Jewel and Darl to their dead mother because wood is what her coffin is being made of and Addie will be buried on a wooden back. The "horse" is used as a metaphor for their mother. Jewel cares about his horse and caring for the horse can be easier to show then caring for another human being. Therefore Darl connects Jewels feelings toward the horse to their dead mother. Jewel is compared to a hawk circling and watching the events of his life unfold.

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This image is appropriate because like the quote it works to characterize Jewel who in many ways is like a Hawk on the outside the Hawk and Jewel are rough, menacing, eager for the hunt. However the hawk is considered one of the smartest birds. The Hawk also has amazing sight. Jewel shares this quality for he can see what none of his other family members seem to understand. That the building of the coffin right in front of his mother and planning her death is wrong and cruel.