the street of crocodiles by bruno schulz

My father at the time no longer possessed that power of resistance which protects healthy people from the fascination of loathing. The narrator’s father is a fatality of mental delusions with fast-track his craziness: “ Adela’s tales or whether I had witnessed them myself. The ‘smell of sin’ suggests that the proclivity of indulging in wickedness is extraordinary in the street which renders it a bountiful ground for fraud to flourish. We were unable to afford anything better than a paper imitation, a montage of illustrations cut out from last year’s mouldering newspapers… Over the whole area there floats the lazy licentious smell of sin, and the houses, the shops, the people seem sometimes no more than a shiver of its feverish body, the gooseflesh of its febrile dreams.” Modernization endorses the enormous corruption in the street, which makes the city antipathetic toward ethical approaches. The title “ The Street of Crocodiles” hints at prevalent fraud: the crocodiles signify the dissolute goings-ons which annihilate decency: “ The Street of Crocodiles was a concession of our city to modernity and metropolitan corruption. Metropolitan Depravity - “The Street of Crocodiles” Written by people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.

The street of crocodiles by bruno schulz