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An Evening Lull explained

After a week of physical suffering, a calm and peaceful lull arrives in the evening, offering three hours of rest and mental soothing.

What happens

After a week of physical suffering, a calm and peaceful lull arrives in the evening, offering three hours of rest and mental soothing.

Themes in this chapter

  • Unity of Soul and Body

    The calm after physical anguish suggests a harmony between bodily suffering and mental rest.

Characters to notice

  • Narrator

    Experiences physical anguish and feverish heat before finding peace.

Key passages

  • After a week of physical anguish, Unrest and pain, and feverish heat, Toward the ending day a calm and lull comes on, Three hours of peace and soothing rest of brain.

    Following a week of intense physical suffering and fever, the day ends with a tranquil period of three hours that brings mental peace and relaxation.

    Describes the transition from pain to calm.

Leaves of Grass — An Evening Lull Explained