He’s Brian’s fear of death. So, if he’s withering away, that means Brian is losing his fear of death. In other words, acting rashly and needing somebody to talk sense into him…
Not necessarily acting rashly, more simply no longer being afraid of dying: either because you have lived long enough (too long?) or seen too much or lost too many or too much
Remember, Brian already lost Jen, whether he knows about her car accident or not
Its also worth remembering that Brian was highly suicidal not so long ago so a combination of not wanting to live, not caring if he dies and willingness to risk his life all accumulating into Paul’s demise
If Brian loosing his fear of death kills the avatar of his fear of death, does the death of the avatars of his fears of both rejection, and spiders mean that he no longer has any fear of rejection and spiders?
Grrrrrrrr …. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. …. Fool me again … and again … and again …. Grrrrrr! I should have expected the scene from Bree and Imugi would switch! …. Grrrrrr!
A long standing literary device to excite, and retain, the reader’s attention and emotional tension, used admirably here, think of it as chapters in a conventional novel. Having two or more on-going plots means, inevitably, switching from one to another at some point in the narrative. In the hands of a good author (which Mr Hunter is), a means as old as story-telling to keep you wanting to “turn the next page”. Not really sure what your alternative would be.
You may be utterly unafraid of feath yet still have sense of self-preservation, a.k.a. “doing one’s best not to actually die – I’m having too much fun to die right now”.
Can be unafraid of death, but still not be ready to find out what’s on the other side
Personally have been ready for death for nearly thirty years, just have always found something (or someone) to keep me going
As the great Mr Tyler sang: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz8TZrGAoiU
I honestly really love Brian and the crew. They bounce off of each other in a way the Bree and the others don’t for me. I kinda wish we got to see more of them.
He’s Brian’s fear of death. So, if he’s withering away, that means Brian is losing his fear of death. In other words, acting rashly and needing somebody to talk sense into him…
Mm, yeah, that’s quite worrying, esp considering Brian’s past.
Not necessarily acting rashly, more simply no longer being afraid of dying: either because you have lived long enough (too long?) or seen too much or lost too many or too much
Remember, Brian already lost Jen, whether he knows about her car accident or not
Its also worth remembering that Brian was highly suicidal not so long ago so a combination of not wanting to live, not caring if he dies and willingness to risk his life all accumulating into Paul’s demise
If Brian loosing his fear of death kills the avatar of his fear of death, does the death of the avatars of his fears of both rejection, and spiders mean that he no longer has any fear of rejection and spiders?
Grrrrrrrr …. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. …. Fool me again … and again … and again …. Grrrrrr! I should have expected the scene from Bree and Imugi would switch! …. Grrrrrr!
XD
They will eventually converge, if time is infinite enough…
As the great philosopher once said, “Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time.”
A long standing literary device to excite, and retain, the reader’s attention and emotional tension, used admirably here, think of it as chapters in a conventional novel. Having two or more on-going plots means, inevitably, switching from one to another at some point in the narrative. In the hands of a good author (which Mr Hunter is), a means as old as story-telling to keep you wanting to “turn the next page”. Not really sure what your alternative would be.
There comes a time, when fear of dieing (or dying) ends
“dieing”? No such word in my English Dictionary!
“Either he’s dead, or my watch has stopped.” – Groucho Marx.
Once you’re dead, you’re dead. The end. It’s the dying that’s the messy part.
You may be utterly unafraid of feath yet still have sense of self-preservation, a.k.a. “doing one’s best not to actually die – I’m having too much fun to die right now”.
This ^
Can be unafraid of death, but still not be ready to find out what’s on the other side
Personally have been ready for death for nearly thirty years, just have always found something (or someone) to keep me going
As the great Mr Tyler sang: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz8TZrGAoiU
In reality, maybe, but it’s much more complicated in Delve :-).
I honestly really love Brian and the crew. They bounce off of each other in a way the Bree and the others don’t for me. I kinda wish we got to see more of them.