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I would need to see the passage to answer this question.
Profaner (from my experiences) means irreligious or a heathen ect.
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It symbolically represents the power that Rufus had as Dana's master and the lingering effect that living under the white master's thumb had on enslaved people and their children.
Explanation:
Significantly, Dana seems to lose her arm because Rufus keeps hold of her wrist when she transports back to the present.
Compromising your viewpoints and behavior is bad generally: it will in the end only lead to frustration and will be a hindrance in achieving one's goals.
There are many situations in which compromising the viewpoint is bad, and one of the is an interpersonal conflict: it might solve the problem in a short-term, but not in a long term.
