The journey

'on his solitary journey, the protagonist seeks to alleviate his acute loneliness and creates "you" so that he will have someone to talk to. The "you", who is a reflection of "I", naturally experiences the same loneliness and creates "she" for companionship. The lengthy journey draws the "you" and the "I" too closely together and reduces the analytical distance sought by the author, so he allows "you" to walk away, and the back of "you" walking away becomes "he"...and there are yet further changes'...la montagne de l'ame