By the Waters of Babylon
the waters of babylon
what internal conflict is revieled by the narrators thoughts before he enters the city
what internal conflict is revieled by the narrators thoughts before he enters the city
I'm not sure what chapter you are referring to but the narrator is initially afraid,
at first, I was afraid. When my father went into the house to search for the metal, I stood by the door and my heart felt small and weak. It was a dead man's house, a spirit house. It did not have the smell of man, though there were old bones in a corner. But it is not fitting that a priest's son should show fear. I looked at the bones in the shadow and kept my voice still.