Ruta SepetysThe soldier stared at Ingrid. His silence was elastic, slowly curling a rope around her neck.
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The soldier stared at Ingrid, his silence was elastic, slowly curling a rope around her neck. In this short novel, Byatt paints a picture of a woman whose story looks suspiciously familiar. The conflict in the novel is between a woman who falls in love with a soldier and a society that wants to keep her from falling. There are many ways in which the "silent stare" can be interpreted.
The soldier could be a man who doesn’t speak or isn’t allowed to speak because he is from another country. Or the soldier could be the protagonist’s boyfriend, who doesn’t want Ingrid to fall in love with him and runs away from her. Ingrid could also be the protagonist, who feels too bound by society not to fall in love with a man, but is unable to do so because of her position in society.
Source: Salt To The Sea
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