The Fog is Getting Old // Emmett Bryant

 Now although I have to concede here and thank Dickens for the fog has relented a bit, I still cannot stand the fact that there is fog at all. We are nearly forty chapters in and it is still as hazy as ever. We are learning more and more about the Jarndyce case but I cannot wait to see the entire thing come to fruition. It is as if I am standing on a pier and across the lake I can see the tips of the tops of the trees and yet everything below that is still engulfed in a thick fog. Just give me all of the trees dang it. Of course, I credited my own restlessness to the fact that I am an extremely impatient person. Perhaps God sent men like Dickens to write stories that would teach me the virtue of patience rather than giving me the entire picture all at once. But I also want to point out that with this fog comes great beauty. Dickens does an amazing job of explaining the settings and characters in detail even though we may not get any background information. It is as if the fog is swirling in nice little pretty patterns that we can appreciate until the fog itself clears. I think Bleak House has caused me to have a strange fascination with allegorical fog and the metaphors that can be derived from it. Oh well, I must press on. 

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  1. Emma DNovember 8, 2021 at 11:29 PM

    As crazy as it sounds, I'm beginning to wonder if I'm starting to like the fog. When the fog lifts, we do get to see the beautiful stars, but we also get slapped in the face with new dark secrets, corrupt motivations, and an alarming number of suspicious deaths. Something is lurking beneath the trees you mention, and the more we see the worse it seems to get - just like the more Dickens unravels the Jarndyce case, the more he exposes its corrupt roots.

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  2. The Mahn-sterNovember 8, 2021 at 11:50 PM

    It's like Dickens said; "hey, you wanted the fog lifted, here you go, I can't guarantee that you'll like what you see!" The Readers: "Thanks I hate it. And you still haven't completely gotten rid of the fog." At least we can make some sense of what is going on, but it also has led to a lot more questions.. and some... other unsettling things... (Mr. Jarndyce Why?!)

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  3. Braylan StringfellowNovember 9, 2021 at 8:35 AM

    I’m like you and I’m just ready to be able to see clearly in this story. The fog is the perfect picture in this story of us literally not being able to see the scenery but also not being able to see the the whole story at once. It gives a mystery vibe to the book. I guess this book is the perfect opportunity for both of us to learn to be a little more patient.

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