The Court You Let Finish It
Victor sees the figure in the storm and knows who killed William. He also decides the story cannot be told. Madness, he says. The vulgar would not believe it. The first harm is already done. The second harm is the decision that his reputation is more fragile than a child's grave.
Key Insight
People often refuse to own harm by declaring the truth unsayable. Unsayable to whom. If the audience that would be inconvenienced is a court, a family, or a career, the unsayable is just a nicer word for self-protection.
“My tale was not one to announce publicly; its astounding horror would be looked upon as madness by the vulgar.”Explore full theme analysis
