Private Peaceful

In Michael Morpurgo's "Private Peaceful" -Chapter-Twenty Eight Minutes Past One

I am looking for a metaphor in the 1st couple of paragraphs at the start of chapter headed
Twenty eight minutes past one I am looking for a metaphor in the 1st couple of paragraphs at the start of chapter headed
Twenty eight minutes past one

Asked by hjh2 on 20 Oct 10:23

Last updated by Jill W on 20 Oct 12:28

1 Answers

Answered by Jill W on 20 Oct 12:26

I believe this is the quote you are looking for:

And instead of church towers they have spires that thrust themselves skywards like a child putting his hand up in class, longing to be noticed. But God, if there is one, notices nothing here. He has long since abandoned this place and all of us who live in it. There are not many steeples left now. I have seen the one in Albert, hanging down like a broken promise. (pg.88)

Source(s)

Private Peaceful