How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
Every atom in me feels composed of lead. This is what dying is: a pull to the ground. I am thin as a shadow, yet clotted as dough, my blood as thickset as mud. (21.77)
Yikes. We know Gabriel has some dark moments, but hearing his descriptions of death really bum us out. The idea that he is being pulled to the ground is literal and figurative. He's imagining his body and self sinking from the earth to new depths. Eek, right?