"A book should be an axe to chop open the frozen sea inside of us" - JM Coetzee Could someone briefly explain this quote(even from your own perspective if you'd like)? ty!

What do we know about the mother in "two kinds"? select all that apply. she came from china. she had two daughters who died. her mother, father, and first husband are dead. she is part japanese.

In concrete mixers what seems to be the speakers feeling about the concrete mixers

Which word best describes the tone of "will we ever grow organs? "