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Colum Mccann's Let The Great World Spin

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In this world lies darkness, but so does light. Wherever there is there is evil, there is good. Colum McCann‘s Let the Great World Spin is the manifestation of good vs. evil. The chapter Tag reveals the most. It tells the story of a teenager who takes pictures of graffiti. It’s the reason he enjoys taking the subway to work in his stepfather’s barbershop. Hi favorite graffiti is “the ones you find in the darkness” (168) Because the best art pieces are in the darkness he describes how he barely has any time to take pictures of it. “Lit up by the moving lights of the train and caught for just an instant so that he’s never quite sure if he’s seen them or not” (168). Ultimately he skips work to hunt for new pieces. In the chapter The Ringing

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