Crystallization in The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
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Crystallization in The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

One of the craft aspects I enjoyed the most while reading The Only Good Indians is what Benjamin Percy refers to as crystallization. It comprises the cyclical repetition of an image or an event in a way that it later becomes a symbol in the story reminding the reader of whatever meaning the writer has tethered to it. Creating a sense of dread, tension, and anticipation.

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