ext_9762 ([identity profile] 7veilsphaedra.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] liralen 2014-05-23 04:07 am (UTC)

That's the first thing I thought of, too.

Some things really stand out:

  • the transition from confinement and constriction to freedom;

  • the sense of insecurity about that newfound liberty;

  • the sense of loneliness at being stranded at the prison and unable to contact the brother, possibly because he does not want to be contacted ... so a loss of relationship as the consequence for having been convicted;

  • the relief at finding one's possessions intact (so many people who feel they've lost everything are unable to release any objects afterward, no matter how useless they are to their current situation);

  • the relief that it was the brother who became a steadfast custodian of these personal items, even if he didn't respond to the call for transport away from the prison;

  • that clear and precise account of every single item.

  • the conviction that next state was a homeless one.


Lots to mull over.

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