Thought
The story constantly uses characteristics or idea terms to name characters. This usually makes sense and helps contribute to the meaning behind the story. One thing that intrigued me was the character Thought.
Thought appears in passus 9. The strangest thing about him is that he appears to look like the narrator. Thought asks the narrator did you not see me. There is an implication that Thought has been around for a while, but the narrator just hadn't noticed him. Then Thought is able to give the narrator help in finding Dowel, Dobet and Dobest. I feel like this trying to say that people often don't pay attention or focus on their thoughts. They don't think about what they already know and sometimes try to search for answers that they already have.
Thought appears in passus 9. The strangest thing about him is that he appears to look like the narrator. Thought asks the narrator did you not see me. There is an implication that Thought has been around for a while, but the narrator just hadn't noticed him. Then Thought is able to give the narrator help in finding Dowel, Dobet and Dobest. I feel like this trying to say that people often don't pay attention or focus on their thoughts. They don't think about what they already know and sometimes try to search for answers that they already have.
I was wondering about why Thought looked like the narrator as well, this is certainly a good explanation. However, the characteristics of the other characters are within all of us as well. I'm curious as to why thought was the concept the author chose to emphasize by making his appearance like that of the narrator.
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