10-09-2021, 06:37 AM
What I gathered is Molloy got himself into trouble but was too prideful to yell or "toot" for help.
I like the concept of the poem, I just don't understand why Molloy doesn't just call for help.
That isn't a misgiving on the poem itself it's just of the clarity of it.
Another pothole: why would Molloy hang on to his bike if he's sinking into the river?
Furthermore, how could he toot his horn if his bicycle was submerged under water?
Maybe this was more firguritive than literal and just went over my head
but that is how that came across to me.
I like the concept of the poem, I just don't understand why Molloy doesn't just call for help.
That isn't a misgiving on the poem itself it's just of the clarity of it.
Another pothole: why would Molloy hang on to his bike if he's sinking into the river?
Furthermore, how could he toot his horn if his bicycle was submerged under water?
Maybe this was more firguritive than literal and just went over my head
but that is how that came across to me.