Job 1
"Striking through the thoughts of his dear ones was a sound he could neither ignore nor undersand, a sharp, distinct,metalic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmiths's hammer upon the anvil;it had the same ringing quality. ............. What he heard was the ticking of his watch." Line Ill I.
Peyton was trying to think of the most important thing he had on this earth-his family. His watch suddenly, and very loudly, disturbed his thinking. He was just listenting to the last seconds, of his life tick away. It's interesting that his watch sounded like a hammer. It makes me wonder whether or not he owned a blacksmith's shop. If I was about to die, I would remember, that I only had a few seconds left on this earth, and probably would be counting those last seconds, just like he was.
Peyton was trying to think of the most important thing he had on this earth-his family. His watch suddenly, and very loudly, disturbed his thinking. He was just listenting to the last seconds, of his life tick away. It's interesting that his watch sounded like a hammer. It makes me wonder whether or not he owned a blacksmith's shop. If I was about to die, I would remember, that I only had a few seconds left on this earth, and probably would be counting those last seconds, just like he was.
Me too! I would be focusing on my family and on my God, and the torture of knowing you were about to die, any moment now, would be so hard to bear.
ReplyDeleteI like your points in this! Like I said on Cassy's blog, I hadn't really considered this part of the story. It was one of those passages that I didn't delve very deeply into, because I wanted to see how the story concluded. I guess this just goes to show that writings like these are better analyzed than skimmed. ;)
ReplyDeleteIn my last moments...gracious, I don't even know what I'd be thinking about! I'd probably be offering up some sort of desperate prayer to God, instead of counting the ticks of the clock. But then again, I don't seem to be very similar to Farquhar, in more ways than one.