The little graveyard where my people are! So small the window frames the whole of it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The tiny graveyard of his people is so small that a window frames the whole of it.
- In plain terms
- His community's burial place is tiny, contained within a single view.
- What can you take from it?
- Small histories can be fully seen in a single glance.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does size affect remembrance?
- What can be learned from compact histories?
Another view
A small graveyard may not capture the full breadth of a people's story.
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