People can witness visible war signs without emotionally registering danger
Evidence
Neither the planes nor the bombs had stirred his imagination—even the Roof suddenly blooming with its columns of smoke still looked a little like a natural phenomenon to him. — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 387
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 387
- XREF: connects to: People unconsciously avoid confronting evidence that contradicts their sense of safety — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 229; The onset of war is marked by mundane sensory details rather than dramatic signs — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 351; Wartime disorientation can dissolve into a feeling of self-sufficient freedom rather than fear — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 423 (+10 more)