The Grass is Singing

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How is the title "The Grass is Singing" relevant to the context

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The title is taken from a poem called The Waste Land written by T.S. Eliot (1922). When the grass is singing it means that it is hot and then the cicadas (krekels) make a lot of noise. Mary hates hot weather and hates the noise. It indicates the way she thinks about her life.

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