false arrest

In chapter 12, On Time and Darkness, the first sentence is “Meshe is the Center of Time.” According to the chapter, it seems to me that Meshe is some kind of powerful being that exists outside of time and space and looks over everything. That may be how he can possibly see through time. However, because a man from Sheney came and spoke to him, it seems unlikely that Meshe exists outside of time and space. In the beginning of chapter 13, Down on the Farm, Genly Ai was arrested and I wasn’t quite sure why. At first, I thought I just missed the reason, so I reread the section. However, it didn’t say why, so I assume that maybe it’s because Genly is starting to become a bit of a suspicious figure. Not only was Genly arrested, he and a group of people were locked naked in the back of a truck. Inside the truck, a man died in Genly’s presence, and Genly wore his blood as “clothes.” Personally, I am disgusted at the thought of a body covered in blood. I cannot stand the thought of someone covered in someone else’s blood; excessive blood and bodily injuries are two things that can really disturb me. Also, the jail that Genly was brought to reminded me a bit of concentration camps. In class earlier today, Vincent mentioned how the jail made of him think of communist Russia. In a way, I sort of agree with that perspective as well. However, the thing about chapter 13 that bothered me the most was Genly being arrested for some reason that I don’t understand and having to go through what he did, particularly the man dying in his presence.