On page 243, the unnamed narrator notes that when telling Fan's (or anyone) story, details always run the risk of being changed slightly, as every storyteller can add their own little imprint to their version. With this in mind, I find it interesting that the narrator talks so extravagantly about 6's final work of art in such an elegant manner, but then also notes on page 295 that it would've been nice if Fan could see it. Which begs the question: Who is telling this story? Fan wasn't there to see 6's last piece, so who could have possibly known that she drew it out? Maybe it's an extra detail added in one of the many retellings of Fan's story?
Angie,
ReplyDeleteI NOTICED THAT TOO OMG. That line about Fan not being able to see the painting totally threw me off. It honestly made me think that Fan's story isn't real. I was suspicious this entire time about how the 'we' knew so much about Fan if she had never returned to B-Mor, and this really made me feel as if the narrators are conjuring the story they want to tell, and that this story is not based in 'real events' from Fan's actual journey.