I thought that I would motivate a question that has been on my mind for a while now (please enlighten me, because I can\u2019t seem to find the answers): What significance does Alexandra\u2019s recurring dream \u2013\u2013 \u201can illusion of being lifted up bodily and carried lightly by some one very strong\u201d (80), by a god-like figure of the pastures, who smells sweetly of ripe cornfields \u2013\u2013 have? Is it possible that these fantasies are a manifestation of Alexandra\u2019s inner desire to be mobile, to be light and detached enough to be taken away from the land which is she so rooted to? A few months after Emil\u2019s death, she is carried, once again, in the arm of the \u201cmightiest of all lovers,\u201d (112), and even sees him upon returning to her room, a mysterious figure marked by a long, white cloak, shoulders \u201cas strong as the foundations of the world,\u201d and a dark and gleaming arm. This time, Alexandra seems surprisingly resolved \u2013\u2013 she comes to know, at last, \u201cfrom whom it was she had waited, and where he would carry her.\u201d A few days later, she travels to Lincoln to see Frank, the murderer of her brother, with an unusual sense of purpose and clarity. Do you think there\u2019s a connection there?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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