The blacks, despite trying
to combat the attack of
the whites, are powerless
against them
"was beginning the coil of his body to launch
(the spear), but there was a shot and he
gasped like a man about to sneeze"
although the blacks may be more prepared to fight in terms of
strength, the whites are more cunning on the way they fight,
eventually leading all of the blacks to get killed
'coil' creates the image of a tight spring, 'launch'
highlights the explosive force required to launch
the spear; when complemented with each other
an image of the black mustering all the strength
he needs to hurl the spear is created