Word: touchpoints
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...only solace is Johan, a partially tame shark he keeps in a sea-pen not far from his cabin. Schulman attempts to use Jonah as a sort a of underpinning for this section of the novel, bringing Jane, Keefer and Jonah together again and again as a sort of touchpoint by which we can measure Jane's change. As Jane slowly decides on success, she becomes able to face her fear of Jonah, and as Keefer sinks into depression and loneliness, he loses touch with fear altogether. Both Jane and Keefer eventually swim with Jonah, Jane falling into...
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