The Long Way
Significance of The Concrete Quays at Tahiti, the Paved Road around Tahiti
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The concrete quays at Tahiti symbolize to Bernard the Monster of development run amok. This is amplified by a paved road that has been built around Tahiti along the shore. Bernard finds the concrete quays a useful place to dock when there is stormy weather, but otherwise prefers to dock at an undeveloped spot by the shore.