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<blockquote>If a man becomes aware of those dimensions of nature and super-nature from which he feels that the rest of society has resolutely closed itself off, where does that leave him standing? By analogy we might say on an edge as precarious as the parapet round a balcony. (359)</blockquote> | <blockquote>If a man becomes aware of those dimensions of nature and super-nature from which he feels that the rest of society has resolutely closed itself off, where does that leave him standing? By analogy we might say on an edge as precarious as the parapet round a balcony. (359)</blockquote> | ||
In pursuit of a sense of wholeness, Rojack performs the ritualistic walk on the parapet which gives him the strength to journey onward despite failure. He gains the courage to descend again into the often nightmarish world of the subconscious where anything is possible, morality is intensely subjective, and the "conquering heroic self awakes" (Frye 684). This heroic self must acquire a new consciousness, which Begiebing calls "the heroic consciousness" (1). Begiebing elaborates on his definition: | In pursuit of a sense of wholeness, Rojack performs the ritualistic walk on the parapet which gives him the strength to journey onward despite failure. He gains the courage to descend again into the often nightmarish world of the subconscious where anything is possible, morality is intensely subjective, and the "conquering heroic self awakes" (Frye 684). This heroic self must acquire a new consciousness, which Begiebing calls "the heroic consciousness" (1). Begiebing elaborates on his definition: | ||