Beginning and Ending Echoes in Chapter 25
The chapter opens with a remembered journey and closes with another journey whose language repeatedly bends back toward the beginning.
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“Only Evidence” and the Unreliable Adventure
Chapter 25 ends by undermining its own evidence, raising the possibility that the surviving photograph is meant to be interpreted, not merely viewed.
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Dream, Sleep, and Rest in Chapter 25
Dream, sleep, rest, and idea frame Chapter 25 around states of mind, raising the possibility that its fantasy operates as meaningful metaphor.
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