The snow-image: a childish miracle

As the snow-image takes shape Flora’s imagination runs wild and she begins to treat the image as though it were a real child. She dresses it up talks to it and even attempts to interact with it as though it were alive. However the snow-image as the reader comes to understand is simply an inanimate creation unable to respond or interact with her. The story then explores the implications of Flora’s actions and the innocent yet poignant nature of her belief in the miracle of the snow-image. The narrative is a reflection on the nature of childhood innocence imagination and the blurred line between reality and fantasy. In its deeper sense the story also touches on themes of longing loss and the transient nature of beauty and life. The snow-image a miracle for Flora ultimately represents a fleeting moment in childhood—one that cannot be preserved much like the snow itself that eventually melts.