“the two children forgot everything else in the sense that they had one father and one sorrow.”
- Source
- The Mill on the Floss
- Date
- 1860
- Local voice
- Narrator voice · Narrator
Meaning of “the two children forgot everything else in the…”
Shared grief temporarily overrides conflict between Tom and Maggie, revealing their sibling bond through the experience of loving and fearing for the same father.
Where does it come from?
The Mill on the Floss, Book III, Project Gutenberg #6688. Narrator commentary while Tom and Maggie sit beside their father.
Why the local voice matters
Narrator commentary on Tom and Maggie beside their father.