surroundings, pain, and to the general public. He's on a mission to find anyone who will

listen to him talk about the death of his son. Iona is comatose to the world around him.

He portrays this trait of unawareness to his surroundings, through lack of feeling pain,

numbness to the cold and by inadvertently isolating himself from reality and his present

Lack of feeling towards pain depicts unawareness of his surroundings, a trait

illustrated through, Iona. "Iona hears, rather than feels a slap on the back of his neck."

Iona is so caught up in his sons' death that throughout the story he is unaware to the

reality of pain. This quote implied that if it isn't for the sound effect of the hunchback

striking him, he wouldn't even know that he was hit. Thus, showing unawareness of

his surroundings. "He sits on the bow without stirring, bent as d

the cold "It is a long time since Iona and his nag have budged," meaning Iona is sitting

back and shoulders." Iona sits and waits with his mare for people needing rides, numb to

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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)