A large drop of sun lingered on the horizon and then dripped over and was gone, and the sky was brilliant over the spot where it had gone, and a torn cloud, like a bloody rag, hung over the spot of its going. And dusk crept over the sky from the eastern horizon, and darkness crept over the land from the east. John Steinbeck
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In this line, the author is describing how the sun blazes for a moment and then fades from view, leaving a wide swath of darkness in its wake. The darkness is not just a figurative quality of the moonless night. It’s literal. The passage describes a moment in time when a large expanse of space is left behind where a bright light used to be. It’s a strange image to remember, but it’s meant to make you contemplate how quickly things can change.

Source: The Grapes Of Wrath

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