"The face he had seen was his." 'Between Times' 232.
Through the book (up to this point) we seem to meet several (at least two) Drums. In particular the one celebrated in 'Summer Boy' and the one in most of 'Between Times' seem to be different (or the same!).
The quote from page 232 suggested (to me at least) that the two Drums met momentarily (and collided).
Other moments suggest this, and this one sealed the idea for
me.
(Of course the Japanese man is a great example.)
I began to feel that this idea could be the crux of the meaning of the story.
Does every soul, perhaps, manifest in multiple selves, or at least two: that public self we project into the world, the one we want to be seen by others as authentic and real, who almost convinces even us, and our shadow self, hidden deep inside, mysterious, even to its owner, but the one who works out our true life within us.
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