Summary Of The Excerpt From Nisi Shawl's Everfair

In the excerpt from Nisi Shawl’s Everfair, Lisette balances restraint and freedom through maintaining control over her bike while enjoying her bike ride, and by presenting herself as socially acceptable while accepting her own flaws. Lisette enjoys her bike ride by preparing for her ride extensively. Lisette meticulously notices her bike’s “spokes,” relating them to a “revolving web of intricacy” as she “[grips] the rubber molded around” the “metal handlebars,” making sure to aim the bike “straight along the lane.” The vivid imagery utilized to describe Lisette’s bike shows how she plans every aspect of her ride ahead of time to maintain full control of the situation. Lisette’s nervous excitement shows that she is ready to experience freedom