Out, Out Technology and Modernization Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Line)

Quote #1

The buzz saw snarled and rattled in the yard (1)

If man is an animal, then what is machine? Why does Frost use these words? It's as if the saw has taken on a primal, violent will of its own.

Quote #2

As it ran light, or had to bear a load. (8)

Frost is mixing the role of the boy and of the machine without actually describing their interactions here.

Quote #3

Neither refused the meeting. (18)

Wait, wait, wait—the saw is conscious? Everybody run—The Matrix came true! Actually, it's more that these two (boy and saw) seem to share a consciousness. Spooky.