![]() ![]() The mysterious island the characters of the novel talk so much about is an allegory of afterlife. It might be that God had been so ashamed of people’s sins that he “ himself had forgotten much from out past”. ![]() There is even an assumption that it is God’s punishment for people’s sins. The land “ had become cursed with a mist of forgetfulness”. The mist is “ like a sickness “, which “ come over us all”. Axl mentions that “ it’s queer the way they the world’s forgetting people and things from only yesterday and the day before that”. “ The thick mist” covers not only the ground but people’s minds too, making them forget things they once knew or events which have happened recently. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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