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That Eye, the Sky
In the novel That Eye the Sky, Ort Flack appears to explore some of the questions that all young people are faced with, but he often seems unconscious of this exploration, and it would be more accurate to say that Ort is used to explore these questions. Certainly he never takes the time to sit down and think about his own sense of self. It is just as true that from his life experiences he can draw incredible flashes of insight. As a narrator Ort doesn’t often ‘negotiate’ as such the relationships he has with those around him, he simply makes statements about what happens, and then continues with logical statements. His sexuality he obviously thinks a lot about, but in the text he there is very little direct exploration of the subject. Of course faith is something that hovers over the entire novel and Ort draws a few conclusions about it, but he rarely contemplates it directly.
Through his actions and the things he says is the best way to judge Ort’s s...

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