Throughout the third chapter of Lucy the tongue plays an important role as she describes her different experiences with, well, different tongues. However, I noticed that at the end of the fourth chapter "Cold Heart" the tongue appears again, "I suddenly had to stop speaking; my mouth was empty, my tongue had collapsed into my throat" (131).
While all of her prior experiences involving her tongue in some shape or form have been what appears to be pleasant this encounter, though not sexual, seems to have a greater affect on Lucy. I interpreted this to mean that her mother, though not present in her current life, still impacts her deeply. It appeared to me that while the men seemed to have little to no affect on her life (as she went out and had sex with numerous partners) her mother will always have a hold on her and affect her in a far greater manner than any man could.
I suppose to a certain extent it could also be interpreted as the outlook Lucy and her mother share on men. Once, Lucy's mother told her to always take the side of a woman in an argument. While she seems to dominate most of the relationships with men (always ending it before they do), the relationship with her mother affects her in a completely different way--leaving her powerless. Maybe this is an explanation of the bond women share, but also the effect they have on one another when things get ugly.
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Kelly, I think it is really interesting the way you picked up on this. I also found her use of the word tongue interesting because I have never thought of kissing using the tongue as the way she describes it. Interesting perspective :)
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