And of clay are created- Isabel Allende
Initial warning 1. Subterranean sob rocked the cotton field 2. Geologists and seismographs had weeks ago warned that the mountain/volcano had become active 3. No heed to the warning, was treated as tales of frightened old women 4. Town people continued with their regular activities, overlooking the moaning of the earth

Fateful Wednesday night in November 1. Avalanche of clay, water and stones, burying people under vast/ unfathomable meters of telluric vomit 2. After awakening from the paralysis of the first terror, surroundings had disappeared 3. Arrival of soldiers and volunteers 4. Realisation that more than 20000 human beings and indefinite number of animals were trapped beneath the mud 5. Everything, forests and rivers, had converted into an immense desert of mire(an area of wet, soggy, muddy ground) 6. Drinking water, gasoline, food was scarce 7. Mud rose above the tree tops, people taking refuge on church towers, waiting for help 8. Fear of outbreak of epidemics, due to decomposition of bodies present underneath the rubble/ mud 9. Amputation of legs by doctors without any anaesthesia, plead for pain killers fell on deaf ears Rolf 1. Awesome tenacity, calm and patient 2. First one to reach the scene 3. Instead of quarrelling like the rest of the reporters regarding the usage of the appropriate mode of transportation, he used the television helicopter 4. Amazement at his equanimity in the face of danger and suffering 5. Looked as if nothing could shake his fortitude or distract him 6. Fear never seemed to touch him 7. Lens of the camera= support provided, as he himself had confessed that he wasn’t a courageous man. Thus this shows man’s dependency on inanimate objects to escape the reality 8. Lens/camera transported him to a place which allowed him to see the events, without participating in them 9. This fictive or imaginary distance that he created was to protect himself from his past

Condition of lily (Azucena) 1. Symbol of tragedy 2. Hanging between life and death 3. Was 13 years old, but showed great maturity in the face of death 4. Didn’t show desperation, rather her face showed that she had resigned to her fate, she was at peace 5. Had never seen the world outside her village 6. Was barely able to breathe 7. Large desolate eyes, dark face covered with mud, hair plastered with mud 8. Her tone was humble, apologising for the fuss she had created 9. Shivered, immobile, tense and weak 10. She shared her fears with Rolf, regarding the fact that she would leave the world without ever knowing what love was all about, which made the narrator to empathise with her, and thus the fragments of his part which he been able to suppress for the past 30 years, now came in front of him 11. Despite being in a despicable condition, she offered consolation to Rolf, highlighting the strength of her character 12. Mud around her= quicksand= anyone trying to approach her= danger of sinking 13. Efforts made but she continued to sink further 14. The stench of corpses made her state more miserable as she now had to deal with the poisonous gases so emitted, due to decomposition, which was the reason why she couldn’t be allowed to sleep Role of Rolf 1. Kept on talking to distract her 2. Slowly moved towards her to grab her, but the presence of the quicksand made it a difficult task 3. Retreated quickly, circled around , to get a firmer footing 4. Finally close, took the rope, tied it beneath her arms to pull her out 5. Smiled at her to provide reassurance= smile like a little boy 6. Signalled to pull. But in vain as her legs were stuck, held by the bodies of her brothers/ sisters or caught in between the collapsed wall underneath 7. Promises to get her out 8. All creative ideas in vain a. Struggles with poles/ ropes, which caused intolerable torture to the girl b. Usage of poles as a lever c. Talked with soldiers to pull her out, but they had others to save d. Determination to snatch her from the jaws of death e. Tried to remove the rubble, without using any instruments, for the fear of injuring her, but came out frustrated, covered with mud, spitting gravel 9. Usage of tyre as a lifebuoy 10. Asked for a pump to drain water 11. Irritation when his request wasn’t taken seriously 12. Growth of beard, dark circles, near exhaustion 13. Helped the girl to drink coffee, revived her 14. Showed pre mature optimism= reflects an ordinary human’s expectations that everything would soon be all right, no matter how much unrealistic it would sound 15. Started dreaming that what he should get for her as a gift, once she gets out of the situation 16. Used regular and real stories and later created some imaginative stories to keep her engrossed, and not allow her to sleep, thus entertained her, even sung Austrian songs, to relax her 17. Kept on talking to overcome the menace of uncertainty to show that he was there 18. Showed a strange weariness, that was quite different from the fatigue that he generally used to suffer from due to his journeys= the first sign that he was slowly giving room for his emotions to take control, which he earlier had resisted 19. Time stagnated, reality irreparably distorted 20. Finally gave up all hope, prayed silently for her death, he realised that she could no longer bear the pain= emphasising on the futility of all human efforts, and thus proving the point that the inevitable result of all human efforts= failure 21. Guilt continued even after death, cameras given up, wounds had been reopened, the long journey to reconcile with the past demons, starts now

Floodgates to his emotions opened finally 1. Remembers Europe during days of war 2. The afternoon when the Russians had led them to concentration camps to bury prisoners dead from starvation 3. Sees naked bodies piled like a mountain of firewood, resembling fragile structure of china 4. Remembers his naked mother, sobbing with humiliation 5. The girl had showed her fears to him, obligingly, he showed his 6. Invasion of terror, no escape 7. Image of his father, removing his belt, whipping it in the air 8. Locking by father for misbehaviour 9. Remembers retarded sweet sister Katherine, who hid herself from the world, hoping her father would forget the disgrace she had bought for the family 10. Guilt of having abandoned her resurfaces, he could finally cry for her, with whom he had hid underneath the table, cared for her 11. Understood that all his feats and achievement were to keep his fears at bay. 12. Hiding behind the lens to test whether reality was more important than the perspective? 13. He could finally see himself in the girl, her condition, her state of mind was similar to what he had faced in his boyhood days 14. Remembered his mother who put him on a ship to south America, said that the war was over, time to bury the dead, but she never wiped his tears, maybe she had finally realised that their life was meant to be full of suffering and , cries , the ultimate emotion.
Role of the narrator 1. Initially showed no pre sentiments, planned to do the day’s work without Rolf, as she thought that he would be back the next day 2. Was in constant touch 3. Went to national T.V to get a closer understanding of his situation 4. Called all important people- senators, commanders, to get a pump, but got vague promises 5. Asked for urgent help on radio and T.V 6. Continuous monitoring of satellite transmissions to get regular and new details of the disaster 7. Searched for footage that featured Azucena’s state 8. Child’s suffering hurt her 9. Felt his frustration 10. Used ‘FORCE OF MIND’ to get connected with him, but a futile attempt 11. Once the transmissions improved and all the technology were put in its proper place at the scene of action, she felt closer to him, separated by an impenetrable glass 12. Could easily make out that something was definitely different in Rolf, could figure out that his defences had crumbled, and he had finally given in to grief 13. Recognised the moment when Rolf gave up to watch her die 14. Listened to the conversations and was able to understand everything despite the transmissions not being proper 15. Would have given everything to be in his place, would have done anything possible to help him escape the situation 16. Got the pump, contacted the general to make it available quickly 17. Finally she said that she is willing to wait eternally for his wounds to heal, and is optimistic that Rolf would come to his normal way of living again

Comment on people’s insensitivity’ 1. Media people- fighting amongst themselves, wanting to capture only those images which would catch people’s attention, took photos of Azucena, without actually coming forward to help her 2. Bureaucratic obstacles- delay in getting the pump which could have saved her life 3. Priest passed, blessed her, put a virgin cross around her and left 4. President of the republic came- his clothing= a well tailored safari jacket, promises to get a pump, says that her courage is an example for the nation 5. Vague promises by everyone 6. Armed forces= merciless= anyone seen stealing would be shot