At The Close Of Chapter 30, The Narrator In The Damp Dark Of Night, Not Yet Asleep, Listens To The Wind And The Rain.

…“[I hear him crying again.] .. Outside the rain comes in gusts against the window, and I feel a kind of heavy pressure bear down on me. He’s crying for him. It’s him he misses. That’s what the dream is about. In the dream.. .. For what seems like a long time I continue to listen to the cricking sound of the wall heater and the wind and the rain against the roof and window. Then the rain dies away and there is nothing left but a few drops of water from the trees moving in an occasional gust of wind.” (End Chapter. 30.)

Redcrest Resort, Redcrest, CA.
…NOTE1: In the above passage, as is always the case, the ZMM Enthusiast needs to be alert to Author Robert Pirsig’s Metaphoric Bridge Connections. … Here, all the ZMM Narrator has is “the cricking sound of the wall heater and the wind and the rain against the roof and window. Then the rain dies away and there is nothing left.” …Please especially notice the hopeless finality of these words => “nothing left.”
…NOTE2: In the passage above, we learn of the total hopelessness of the Narrator’s situation. And, note well how Author Robert Pirsig very powerfully emphasizes the finality of this situation, by (Metaphoric Bridge Connection) abruptly ending Chapter 30 here.

Metaphoric Bridge Connections AND Master Motif “Listening To The Wind”.
…The WebPage Blue Link below, in one way or another, discusses Robert Pirsig’s use of 1) “Wind”, 2) “Listening To The Wind”, And 3) Similar Topics.
AFTER YOU CLICK ON BLUE LINK BELOW, INSTRUCTIONS FOR ANY ONE OF THE LISTINGS THEREIN =>
..1) Please read the text for guidance of what you should do & see.
..2) Then, please > Do > Top > Edit > Find > for any words you want to study. Of course > Find > “wind” would be a good choice.
..3) This above 2) will show you “Blue Internet Links” gives further discussion of “wind”, with examples from ZMM. You can ClickOn any that you find interesting.
..4) After any of these Blue Internet Links comes up please => Scan around to get oriented: Then > Again > Do > Top > Edit > Find > for any words you want to study. Of course > Find > “wind” would be a good choice.
..5) You will find that most of your “Edit > Find’s” for especially “Wind”. will be very extensive reading on this topic. Also you will see how Author Robert Pirsig uses “Wind” in ways that are Metaphoric Bridge Connections (MBC), as well as “Master Motif” as discussed in => '' "The Guidebook To "Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance". ''
Click Here For More Information About Metaphoric Bridge Connections AND Master Motif “Listening To The Wind”..
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