6/24/2023 0 Comments Voices in the snow book 2They spring from genuine sadness that she has lost him, and their warmth is enough to thaw his icy heart and bring him back. This, of course, is what the tears that Gerda sheds over the frozen body of Kay represent. But they can be cured of it, if they are shown love by their friends and those close to them. This suggests that a person’s individual circumstances shape their views and their personalities, and that they aren’t necessarily to ‘blame’ for how they behave. By the same token, Kay’s cynicism isn’t his own fault: it’s just his rotten luck that the grain of the mirror gets caught in his eye. But the glass doesn’t infect everyone: Gerda is able to retain her innocence even as she grows up, as is Kay once he is saved by Gerda.
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