All of her will is focused on achieving this goal. For her, saving the pony from the slaughterhouse is a way to retake a part of her that was lost in the very same slaughterhouse when she went to work for Smokey, the local pimp. In another story, Ruby’s eyes still exhibit an innocence and exuberance of youth. Slaughterhouse is a story told by the voice of Frankie, Ruby’s teenage boyfriend. The story begins with Frankie describing her eyes “pretty as the nighttime sky”. (p.51) But later in the story, Frankie notices a change in Ruby. “The sun showed in her eyes, but I couldn’t see her straight on.” (p.63) At this point, it appears that Ruby has resigned herself to working for Smoke. Frankie’s last glimpse of Ruby’s soon-to-be-lost innocence comes on page 65. “I leaned over and kissed her. Her eyes was wide open and holding the sun in little dots of light, and if I hadn’t closed my eyes just then and kept looking I would’ve seen the mountain range, everything in her eyes clear to the ocean and
All of her will is focused on achieving this goal. For her, saving the pony from the slaughterhouse is a way to retake a part of her that was lost in the very same slaughterhouse when she went to work for Smokey, the local pimp. In another story, Ruby’s eyes still exhibit an innocence and exuberance of youth. Slaughterhouse is a story told by the voice of Frankie, Ruby’s teenage boyfriend. The story begins with Frankie describing her eyes “pretty as the nighttime sky”. (p.51) But later in the story, Frankie notices a change in Ruby. “The sun showed in her eyes, but I couldn’t see her straight on.” (p.63) At this point, it appears that Ruby has resigned herself to working for Smoke. Frankie’s last glimpse of Ruby’s soon-to-be-lost innocence comes on page 65. “I leaned over and kissed her. Her eyes was wide open and holding the sun in little dots of light, and if I hadn’t closed my eyes just then and kept looking I would’ve seen the mountain range, everything in her eyes clear to the ocean and