#152 Toyfolk- Edith Pearlman
There is a lot of subtlety in this story, a lot of lines to
read between. Fergus, a foreign Toymaker visits the town of his new sight and
befriends an old couple. This couple, also toy enthusiasts, and toy workers
lost a child to a kidnapping, Their lives are not whole. Their collection of
dolls has a missing space and their attempt to fix broken toys still leaves
them childless. There is a theme about holes, or missing spaces in this story.
Fergus and his wife, who have adult children are cold with
each other, cordial but unconnected, like they have hole hat needs filling.
Perhaps the missing child is what keeps the old couple close. Fergus and his
wife no longer have purpose. The vendor
also has a child, but he created his own hole. He cut off the finger of his
son.
They talk about dangerous toys, the slingshot being the most
dangerous toy ever created. David used his slingshot to make a hole in Goliath.
The things we make cant replace the things that are most important, they can
only make holes that need filling.
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