#4
Out of all the book covers, I think the edition that we were given for class works the best in relation to the story. Maybe because I have been accustomed to it for longer, but I also like the message it is trying to convey. I think it really ties in with the story. The fissures in the picture of the man's face really look like parched ground and one of the main aspects of the story is the planting season. There is a passage in the novel where it talks about the sun breathing a breath of fire on the earth, and the cover really evokes this. I also like how it kind of ties in with the story of the Tortoise, because the Tortoise tried to take advantage of his friends and ended up falling back to earth and cracking his shell. The cracks also remind me that when things fall apart, they don't fall apart in large pieces. The crack and fissure and little pieces break off. Because of this, I think that, at least on a superficial level, cover #4 is the most fitting cover.
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