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"The wind, the wind. ... The wind - the wind! ... Hasnt anyone written poems to the wind? ... "
In this paragraph from “The Wind Blows” by Katherine Mansfield, the reader witnesses the sexually awakening of Matilda, a young teenager experiencing the emotional turmoil of adolescence. ... The fragments generally concern the wind, for no sooner does Matilda have a complete thought, then the wind - and her fear of it - interrupts. ... The wind symbolizes the inner turmoil that she feels: the unstoppable, destructive, and uncontrollable nature of sexuality. ... The wind is blowing away all of the serene security and happiness that she felt in her youth, and she is afraid, yet excited, of where the future may be taking her. ... The use of repetition “the wind, the wind,” almost gives it a quality of being “alive,” so destructive it is to Matilda’s once calm world.
Approximate Word count = 598
Approximate Pages = 2.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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