Symbolism, in my fear? It's more likely than you think.

I believe fear is a giant metaphor for modern religious interpretation. The book is about a man who wrote an article saying that Demons, Gods, and religion are nothing but laws that enforce themselves. He then undergoes a strange series of events, etc etc, cement closing over him, alice in wonderland. However, he's extremely Christian and goes to church more than twice a week; which conflicts his main argument, which conflicts with his result.

I believe that another main point of this book is trust, he begins going insane, and when he was younger, his best friend proposed to who is currently the main characters wife; and he stays over and takes care of Lowry (MC) and the whole time Lowry thinks she's cheating on him.

I'm on page 140 right now, almost done with the book, which is rather short; I was on 80 at my last read. I plan on finishing it soon, probably tomorrow when I have time to burn before I take the bus to college of Marin for my Japanese class.

I'm still working on a Thesis, as you could guess, I got a big report on my hands.