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Part I: Gatekeeper's Testimony, The Bride, The Fossil-Seeker

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Re: Part I: Gatekeeper's Testimony, The Bride, The Fossil-Seeker

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Did anyone else notice that moments before his suicide Gil was annoyed with the Church bells being too noisy and invasive? Would you say it is a hint to his true (negative) feelings towards Catholic religion?
I did notice the church bells bothering Gilbert so much. I think it was because he felt so guilty at going against God. It was like God was intruding.
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smileyface123123 wrote:It was like God was intruding.
You're probably right.
It was haunting that G deliberately chose the most dangerous place to commit suicide. He really wanted to make sure he didn't mess this up, right?
"From childhood's hour I have not been as others were
I have not seen as others saw
I could not bring my passions from a common spring
From the same source I have not taken my sorrow
I could not awake my heart to joy at the same tone
And all I loved - I loved alone"

E.A.Poe
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A dangerous place, yes, but also with religious overtones of going over the Falls (fallen) and going to hell.
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Religion, or the avoidance of it, is a thread throughout the book. Let's discuss this more as people read further on.
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