The metaphor both reveals and subverts the obsessive pursuit that Jordan is going to engage in in order to find Fortunata: he is going to go on many sea voyages in search of her, and he is not afraid to attempt those voyages, even though he initially claims to be unwilling to attempt the sea voyage that she reminds him of. He compares her face to an intimidating sea voyage, revealing that he sees her as challenging and potentially impossible to obtain. Jordan uses this metaphor when he first catches a brief glimpse of Fortunata and becomes obsessed with her. "I noticed a woman whose face was a sea voyage I had not the courage to attempt." The use of the simile reveals Dog Woman's unconventional but also unapologetic perspective. As Dog Woman goes on to explain, dung hills also nourish flies and keep them alive, just as she lovingly nurtures Jordan. Flies love dung hills, and want to be close to them, even if humans often find them disgusting. However, on a deeper level, the simile reveals the close if unusual bond between them. She also uses an unflattering comparison to reveal that she is quite unattractive and unappealing. By comparing Jordan to a fly, and herself to a dung hill, Dog Woman emphasizes the difference in their size.
".he sat on top of me much as a fly rests on a hill of dung."ĭog Woman uses this simile to describe a physical interaction between herself and Jordan when Jordan is a tiny baby.
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