"Bananas and Trains"
We can begin to see Vardaman's confused mind in this chapter. He wonders if they will put Addie in the coffin. He remembers how he was once trapped in a crib (he had trouble breathing in it), and thinks about a rabbit he once had.
He thinks about bananas, and about the toy train he saw in town once. NOW we see his motivation for going to Jefferson.
How does Vardaman make sense of Addie's death? "Then it wasn't and she was, and now it is and she wasn't" (67).
Vardaman's chapters may be hard to follow, but if you consciously remember the physical objects as you read, it will help you keep track of his mind.
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