08-16-2016, 09:21 PM
(08-16-2016, 09:10 PM)ellajam Wrote:I guess it must be a regional difference - here we use 'cowers away from' and it seems to be a common usage, as in Richard Dawkins Cowers Away From William Lane Craig(08-16-2016, 09:06 PM)just mercedes Wrote:I fully understand the meaning, it is clear in the poem and a situation more common as we live longer. It's just the combo of the two words that seemed off to me.(08-16-2016, 08:16 PM)ellajam Wrote: Hi, Merc, yes to this scene. Cowers away is odd as for me cowers implies a cautious pulling away, possibly cowers under, reinforcing her shrinkage. Thanks for the read.
No, she cowered away from him. She didn't know him, didn't trust him, was scared of him and didn't want him anywhere near her. It was heart-breaking to see.