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Lime
Light and Darkness
The night during which Ethan Brand returns to his lime kiln, pierced occasionally by the light of the kiln’s flames, symbolizes the limited nature of human knowledge. Personality provides one of these limits: where…
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The Lime Kiln
In its ability to turn marble into lime, Ethan Brand’s kiln provides a constant reminder of how obsession can warp and change a person’s character. The kiln can only reveal what’s already there…
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Laughter
Laughter represents the bonds of common humanity from which Ethan Brand has exiled himself. Since humor is a uniquely human attribute, laugher demonstrates humanity or bonds people together in a shared experience. When the new…
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