Lizet’s slipping
The narrator recalls, “I slipped under another city’s slick water: I lost my grip on the concrete shelf lining that particular canal and screamed as a reflex, which meant the contaminated water flooding my ears and nostrils had- via my open mouth- an additional ( and an exceptionally gross) way to enter my system.” Lizet’s slipping indicates the inherent jeopardies in her study encompassing water canals. The polluted water is detrimental to her health in the same way it is to that of the snails which she is studying. Her job is fundamentally precarious for it entails exposure to noxious water.
Lizet’s Apprehension after the Protests
Lizet recounts, “When I showed up for lab the next week, Professor Kauffmann glided by my bench and said, We missed you last Monday. I thought she was about to ask me the same questions Jillian had inevitably ventured-where was I during the raid, did anyone I know get hurt or arrested-bust instead she asked me to speak with her after class. This resulted in me mismeasuring and mishandling anything that required measurement and handling during the lab.” Palpably, Lizet is anxious about meeting the professor. She anticipates that the professor would admonish her for her unwarranted involvement in the protests. Perceptibly, she is remorseful for participating in them and enabling the pandemonium.
