Response to Becca's Why Does the Narrator Give Us the Heebie Jeebies?

I remember as a kid that my brother and I would play outside and "kill" bad guys.  That being said I could not then nor now describe in great detail the gory scenes we were acting out (nor would I ever find it sexually gratifying).  I wonder how much of this narration is from the child’s point of view?  The great detail that Kochan goes into, could a child really describe that?  I doubt it; I would argue that these vivid scenes of death come from adult Kochan. The narrator is very creepy because his world and thoughts are nothing what a normal adult would think of.  This is one reason why Kochan remains isolated throughout the novel.

In Response to Whiny McWhiner Pants

I would consider Kochan's weakness's his sexual fantasies and his inability to interact with others.  The theory of Darwin certainly applies here and he will take himself out of the gene pool by either suicide or never reproducing.  I do agree with Becca, on the idea that he should not be treated any differently than any other person because he is different.  If we had to treat every different person special, we would all be treated special.  Kochan is never really able to grow up and face his fears/realities. He does seem that he is intelligent enough (intellectually speaking) but he certainly lacks everything else to be a person who can function in a society.