The Way It Felt to Be Falling
What metaphors are used in The Way It Felt to Be Falling by Kim Edwards?
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In the story, Kate equates falling with madness. Both Kate and readers realize that falling and madness are two separate ideas, but the way Kate describes it, a reader can easily see that the sensation of falling is an appropriate way to figuratively describe madness. Says Kate in the beginning: "Take care I said each time we left my father. . . . And I listened to my own words; I took care, too."
The Way It Felt to Be Falling