The wind has a dual narrative function. First, it is part of the hostile environment against which Flandry must contend. Secondly, it always returns to its role of commentator on the action.
"He inflated the insulating floor of the sealtent and erected its framework. The wind gave him trouble, flapping the fabric he stretched across until he got it secured." (p. 238)
"Above gloomed the sky... The wind whimpered around. He was glad to be inside his warm if smelly armour." (p. 243)
When the central computer has not responded to Flandry's distress call:
"The wind blew, the stars jeered." (p. 244)
The wind threatens while the stars seem to express contempt.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
A striking phrase!
Ad astra! Sean
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