*Note* this is incomplete. I will finish this as soon as possible!
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Mango
New Characters:Snowman ~ Additions.
- Snowman is a character of misfortune. He may have an obsession with time and is alarmed at the realization of it's official absence. Snowman may be a procrastinator unaware of time passing. During this apparent absence of time his memory has been fading. I believe Snowman may have read a lot of books since his word choice is articulate; also he thinks of quotations he may have heard or read before. Snowman attempts to be practical and resourceful though his surroundings often get the better of him. This character believes in having good morals and sentimentality.
* "Snowman wakes before the dawn."
~How is waking before the Sun rises significant?
/Dawn - The first appearance of daylight in the morning .
- The beginning or rise of anything; advent.
/Snowman - A figure of a person made of packed snow.
//Snow is water in it's lightest solidified form.
* "He lies unmoving, listening to the tide... the rhythm of heartbeat."
~This personifies the Earth. How else is the Earth like a person?
/Tide - the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours
//Synonym//Tied - To fasten, join, or connect in any way.
* "On the eastern horizon there's a greyish haze, lit now with a rosy, deadly glow."
~This gives an image of coals that are smoldering. Why is this image important?
/Horizon - The apparent intersection of the earth and sky as seen by an observer.
* "The offshore towers stand out in a dark silhouette against it, rising improbably out of the pink and pale blue of the lagoon."
* "The offshore towers stand out in a dark silhouette against it, rising improbably out of the pink and pale blue of the lagoon."
~This gives me the feeling that there are giant monsters that are unknown, undecipherable and shrouded with darkness emerging from the pale blue waters though they should not.
~~The waters are pale-faced as if they are frightened.
/Silhouette - The outline of a solid figure as cast by its shadow.
- A drawing of the outline of something, especially a human profile, filled in with a solid color.
* "Distant ocean grinding against the ersatz reefs of rusted car parts and jumbled bricks assorted rubble sound almost like holiday traffic."~The old civilization in deteriorating.
~~What does holiday traffic actually sound like? (Put a sound file here)
* "Out of habit he looks at his watch..."
"He wears it now only as a talisman."
~What is the significance of a broken watch
/Talisman - An object marked with magic signs and believed to confer on its bearer supernatural powers or protection.
* "A blank face is what it shows him: zero hour."
~Blank face as an expression. A silhouette is also a "blank face"
/Zero hour - The scheduled time for the start of an operation or action, especially a combat operation of great size.
* "This causes a jolt of terror to run through him, this absence of time."
~Is Snowman a procrastinator? Or: Is Snowman terrified at the fact he is unaware of time passing?
* "'Calm down,' he tells himself. He takes a few deep breaths. (Talk about yoga)
~~This may be referring back to the tide.
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