"And as soon as he sees him, he knows that this boy will be important to him, important beyond all measure, not because of who he is (he may never see him again) but because of the thoughts that are going on in his head, that burst out of him like a swarm of bees."
— Coetzee, J. M. (b. 1940)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Penguin Books
Date
1997
Metaphor
"And as soon as he sees him, he knows that this boy will be important to him, important beyond all measure, not because of who he is (he may never see him again) but because of the thoughts that are going on in his head, that burst out of him like a swarm of bees."
Metaphor in Context
There are other people too, other passers-by, on this bright, hot Saturday morning. One of them is a boy of his own age trotting across the square at an angle to them. And as soon as he sees him, he knows that this boy will be important to him, important beyond all measure, not because of who he is (he may [end page 59] never see him again) but because of the thoughts that are going on in his head, that burst out of him like a swarm of bees.
(pp. 59-60)
(pp. 59-60)
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Provenance
Reading
Citation
Coetzee, J.M. Boyhood: Scenes from a Provincial Life. New York: Penguin Books, 1997.
Date of Entry
06/10/2009
