Maybe I’m misreading it: maybe it’s meant to be a sentence that’s like a photograph, capturing a dynamic moment in a static way. But I read it as a series of moments of her raising the glass to her lips and smiling, over and over again during a conversation or while listening to some very groovy jazz, hence the endlessness of her gestures, the same thing over and over so that it becomes this static dynamism that is now emblematic in the writer’s mind. (Kind of like the line in “Stone in Love” by Journey, ‘Golden girl, I’ll keep you forever!’) I imagine the rest of the story provides context one way or the other.
I like how this sentence is dynamic and static at once!
Interesting! Say more about this, if you have time.
Maybe I’m misreading it: maybe it’s meant to be a sentence that’s like a photograph, capturing a dynamic moment in a static way. But I read it as a series of moments of her raising the glass to her lips and smiling, over and over again during a conversation or while listening to some very groovy jazz, hence the endlessness of her gestures, the same thing over and over so that it becomes this static dynamism that is now emblematic in the writer’s mind. (Kind of like the line in “Stone in Love” by Journey, ‘Golden girl, I’ll keep you forever!’) I imagine the rest of the story provides context one way or the other.
I love the paradox! A static dynamism. It's true; the protagonist keeps thinking about her, endlessly, and this motion is an endless loop.
That draws us in!
Thanks for another beauty. Is there a Complete Works of William Trevor out there somewhere?
I just ordered Lovers of Their Time and Other Stories. Can’t wait!
Thank you again!!
The full line: “Ah, the memories never fade away, golden girl, I’ll keep you forever!”