Jim Nightshade lies in bed. His dark eyes, dark brown hair, and the dark veins in his face and neck make him "marbled with dark."
What do you think Bradbury means by "marbled with dark"?
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Class 851 February 2010 - April 2010
by: Ray Bradbury
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Class 851 February 2010 - April 2010
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by: Ray Bradbury
I think that when Bradbury says, "marbled with dark", he means that Jim's reflection, he's outside is fulfilled with dark features, like the dark eyes, the dark brown hair, Bradbury is trying to build imagery in our heads, by inserting this intellectual sentence.
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