Time Is a Pendulum
The very last lines of this book are “Time is a pendulum. Not a river. More akin to what goes around comes around.” The first thing that popped into my head when reading these lines was chapter 52... and chapter 52. I think it’s pretty obvious how these chapters relate to the last lines in the book. In the first, we are told about the questionably accurate mythology detailing the spread of dancing, the murder of Osiris, and Moses’ journey to find the book of Thoth. The spread of dancing during Osiris’ time seems to almost be the exact same, if not the same as Jes Grew. Set seems to be the basis for Hinckle von Hampton’s character, both displaying an unfavorable view towards the spread of culture. And, Osiris seems to represent the characters that are trying to help spread Jes Grew, such as Papa LaBas, except Papa LaBas doesn’t die like Osiris does. Like a pendulum, the spread of dancing that occurred thousands of years in the past and faded away, came back, then faded away yet again af...