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Consider the statement: "Men do not know that the soul of her [Karintha] was a growing thing ripened too soon." What does it mean that Karintha's soul "ripened too soon?" What role did the men in her life have in this? What are the consequences of this early ripening for Karintha?
Men have been interested in Karintha since she was a young child, and the constant attention and focus of the male gaze sexualized Karintha early. Though she is only 20, she has been married "many times," has given birth to a child, and has lost a child. As she ages, the men's interest in her lessens. Karintha seems to exist as nothing more than an object of desire.
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Why is the blooming...
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