Love In A Bolt Of White Cloth

In the book, A Bolt of White Cloth, love is referred to in many different forms. Love is like a road, endless. Much like a road, love has a plethora of pathways and an abundance of obstacles. A road has many signals such as traffic lights, telling you when to go and when to stop. Although less obvious, love has those same signals. Knowing when to pull a U-turn “leaving by the same route he had come” (page 60) may be the hardest aspect of any type of relationship.“As he took the dips and rises in the road” (page 60) Although there are lows that come along with love, there are also highs. The lows lead to highs and help create the magic of love. In order to truly appreciate the spectacular moments that come along with love, one must experience
the downcasts. “{A}s though he’d been on the road a long time. His shoes had big holes in them and you could see the blistered soles of his feet.” (page 54) The use of this imagery helps describe that in the long run, love can tear you apart. All in all, it is important to recognize signals, accept the obstacles, and choose which path to take on the road.