Friday, November 7, 2008
On page 29 Kesey writes about the "black boys" that are kept in the ward. "They never make noise when they move...all of a sudden there's a squeak and frost forms along his cheek, and he turns in that direction and there's a cold stone mask floating above him against the wall. He sees just a black face. No body...the black hands and face seem to float against it like a ghost"(29). This passage shows the significance of hands by being one of only two features mentioned of the black boys. Kesey makes it seem that their hands define who they are in some way and that their hands play a role in how they interact at the ward. How do you think Kesey wants us to interpret the hands on the black boys?
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Very interesting analysis "J klei". I agree with you that Kesey is trying to emphasize the hands of the black boys. I feel that hands play a significance because they are a part of the black boys that do the bidding. They see their faces because that is what they see when they talk to them, and their hands because that is obviously what they use to do the nurses bidding. I think that the hands of the black boys, along with everyone else, will continue to show mighty significance throughout the rest of this great, great book. Well done J Klei.
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