Dear Alejo,
My name is Raymond Trice and I have
read your book, The Kingdom of This World. I wanted to ask you about the
scene when the two men turn into a centaur. On page 104, “Then the blood, the
gunpowder, the wheat flour, and the powdered coffee had been kneaded together
to make the leaven that was created that turned men’s heads toward the
ancestors while the sacred drums throbbed and across a fire the swords of the
initiate clashed.” I was wondering what the scene represents in the book and
what the different aspects stand for on a deeper level. What I see happening
here is that each of the ingredients that make up the leaven represents a
specific characteristic of the book. The blood may represent the violence and fierce
mentality of the book. Then the
gunpowder may represent the fighting that is involved. The wheat flour could
possibly represent the good in the book because of the color white and the
coffee could be the evil because of the color black. All of these ideas and
thoughts have been very interesting to me and I would really enjoy knowing what
your intentions and thoughts were. Thank you for your time and I am eagerly
looking forward to your response.
Sincerely,
Raymond Trice
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