Death

Death is a reoccurring theme presented in this novel. Everytime something happy is at hand, the old widows have a thought of displeasure which then leads them to a conclusion of death and that their time on this earthly heaven is coming to an end. The disgust these three women show for death is almost diabolical because they disdain it so much, but i guess they have a right too because they have lived their life and are feeling the need to move on, but why do it in such a harsh manner with such vivid imagery as how it might happen? what dark and evil thoughts they have.

• page 52: "Or a bomb planted to some obscure fanatic purpose might erupt, flattening and scattering all these packed and fragile stalls, her poor body, shredded by steel fragments, exploded with them."