Quotation Comdiments for By The Waters of Babylon

DAB

Claim: The leader, or founder of the People of the Hills must have known of the reality of who the 'gods' truly were and how they actually died.


Quote: The narrator states that, "It is forbidden to cross the great river and look upon the place that was the Place of the Gods--this is most strictly forbidden. We do not even say its name though we know its name." p1



DOLLOP

Claim: The leader, or founder of the People of the Hills must have known of the reality of who the 'gods' truly were and how they actually died.


Quote: The narrator helps introduce this soceity in the beginning of the story we learn that, "It is forbidden to cross the great river and look upon the place that was the Place of the Gods--this is most strictly forbidden. We do not even say its name though we know its name." p1



LOTSA SAUCE

Claim: The leader, or founder of the People of the Hills must have known of the reality of who the 'gods' truly were and how they actually died.


Quote: The narrator is explaining what many things are now allowed in the society of the People of the Hill. He or she is trying to display to us in examples how life is and has been since the start of their society by making these examples as descriptive as possible. An example that shows the seirousness is when the narrartor states that, "It is forbidden to cross the great river and look upon the place that was the Place of the Gods--this is most strictly forbidden. We do not even say its name though we know its name." p1