Analysis: By The Waters Of Babylon

The word “apocalypse” comes from the Greek word meaning “a lifting of the veil or revelation,” essentially relating the end of the world to a disclosure of knowledge or information. This definition of apocalypse relates to the end of the world within the story “By The Waters of Babylon.” The story takes place in a post apocalyptic New York State. John behind his journey by traveling east, following the direction of a bird and a white fawn. He was waiting for a sign: “I prayed and purified myself, waiting for a sign. The sign was an eagle. It flew east. ...Then three deer passed in the valley going east. There was a white fawn with them, a very great sign.” John was describing what he saw when he visited the Dead Place. He uses similes and imagery