Notes

Chapter four is devoted to introducing the fourth of the main characters in the novel, the fourth lonely heart, Jake Blount. He is a man who seems close to insanity, who has read a great deal but doesnÂ’t seem to have the formal education that would provide him with rational habits of thought. He bursts out with his insights to people who donÂ’t understand his language or his ideas. He thinks he has the truth, that he is one among a very few people who understand how things are run. He thinks it is his responsibility to communicate this truth to people as if it were gospel, but he is constantly frustrated at peopleÂ’s unwillingness to accept what he says.

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