decides he must “stop the horrible carnage before it occurs,” but this means he will not be able to find Sola. Instead of following his heart, S. must follow his head. There is a definite sense of desire versus duty in this section.

At this point, the writing changes from a view of S.’s thoughts to an outside perspective of the situation. The event is objectively described as it slowly unfolds. There is a boy biking food to his father and he is to be the poor soul who drives the bomb into the center of the protesters. The change in the narration “gives [the reader] the sense that there are forces much larger than S. out there.” This section is different from the rest of the novel and it’s unique approach makes it stand out against the rest of the book.