Original artwork, not a still
The Bluest Eye ‧ 1969
There is really nothing more to say — except why. But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The passage separates explaining why something happened from describing how it happened. Calling 'how' a refuge suggests that tracing events can be easier than confronting their causes. The hesitation after 'nothing more to say' reveals an important question still waiting beneath the account.
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