Corrected entry: It is odd that when Ivy stumbles from the woods onto the highway, that she shows no particular sign of fear, or even curiosity, about the vehicle that approaches her with its sirens wailing. You would think that the sound of the engine roaring, the smell of exhaust, etc. would at the very least startle her, as she has never encountered such a thing before.
Sereenie
29th Aug 2004
Correction: She thought she had reached the city. She had never been to the city, nor to any city. She knew she would encounter things she had never encountered before. It did startle her and she is curious (thus her asking "What was that sound?"), but she expected to be surrounded by unfamiliar sounds and odours by the end of her trip.
Sereenie