ion appears to have socialist undertones as if one were in support of everything being everyones. A strange yet interesting parralism is with Samuel Becketts character in Watt. The character has a very hard time dealing with the issue of time and is isolated because of that problem. Similarly, Abes character is isolated because of his lack of understanding possesions. As stated before, this situation with the main character also points back to Abes feelings of isolation during his childhood. It seems that Abe is showing a part of himself through his character; both Abe and his character feel somewhat rejected and not quite fitting in. Even with women it seems since the narrator is coldly rejected by a woman and states, ...the woman turns her face into a wall and shuts the window. Thats the true form of a womans smiling face. Possibly, Abe had also been rejected by a woman over some matter and his conveying his feelings about that in this statement. The end of the story appears to me to be more complex and intricate than the rest of the story. I have a difficult time determining what is meant by the narrator being unwound and wrapped in a cocoon other than the narrators complete isolation from the rest of the world. I have inclinations to believe, though that there are politcal issues that are underlying this part of the story, but Im unsure exactly what. What is somewhat obvious, though is that Abe is attempting to show how these issues that he has brought up, such as possessions, isolation of an individual, etc., can cause one to isolate themselves to the point of becoming fearful of contact with others or even death. Also, it leads me to believe that Abe is stating that the only way he feels at home at all is to be by himself, an obivious branch off his problems growing up. The last line of the story is of some interest, however. Here, the narrator has been completely enveloped in the cocoon and his whole body has been unw...
