Now there was a crack, a kind of canyon, between the Woodrow Call sitting with Teresa on the train and the Woodrow Call who had made the campfire that morning and saddled his horse. The crack was permanent, the canyon deep. He could not get across it, back to himself. His last moments as himself had been spent casually-making a campfire, drinking coffee, saddling a horse.
The passage highlights a profound internal divide within Woodrow Call. As he sits on the train with Teresa, a stark contrast emerges between his current self and the man he was earlier that day, engaged in simple, mundane tasks like starting a campfire. This separation represents a significant emotional and psychological shift in Call's identity.
The reference to the "crack" and "canyon" emphasizes that this transformation is not temporary; it is a deep and lasting change. He realizes that he can no longer return to the familiar aspects of his life, marked by those routine activities. The moment signifies a loss of his former self, revealing the weight of experiences that have altered him irrevocably.
