People · 1969
There is really nothing more to say — except why. But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how.
— Toni Morrison ‧ The Bluest Eye
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial 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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