# Epigraph explained — Look Homeward, Angel

> Chapter companion for Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe.

## What happens

The epigraph quotes Tarr and McMurry's description of the earth's primordial state as a white-hot sphere, evoking themes of cosmic origins and transformation.

## Key lines

> At one time the earth was probably a white-hot sphere like the sun.

The earth was once a molten, glowing mass similar to the sun.

_Opening epigraph from Tarr and McMurry, setting a tone of primordial change._

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