as if it had wanted that touch of earthiness to reaffirm her imperviousness.

[Deleted member 724652]

Please let me know what the bold part means.

She carried her head high enough - even when we believed that she was fallen. It was as if she demanded more than ever recognition of her dignity as the last Grierson; as if it had wanted that touch of earthiness to reaffirm her imperviousness.

Source: the short story A Rose for Emily

 

[Rover_KE]

Also posted here.

 

[5jj]

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[Jemima23]

Not a teacher.

My guess would be: it's a character who knows her worth, and other people's distorted perception of her (as "fallen") only "reaffirms her imperviousness". But it would be helpful to have more context.

 

[Deleted member 724652]

Not a teacher.

My guess would be: it's a character who knows her worth, and other people's distorted perception of her (as "fallen") only "reaffirms her imperviousness". But it would be helpful to have more context.

Many thanks for your answer.
I've mentioned the name of the story from which I have taken this excerpt. You're right about having more context; but, I didn't want to post a long passage.