A Telling Title

         As Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance drew to a close, it proved the title to be a perfect fit to the novel. The Narrator begins to become concerned with things like his sanity and his relationship with his son. When this happens he becomes anxious and he refers to anxiety as being a trap. It certainly becomes a trap for him; it keeps him from being happy and living a quality life. It starts affecting him and showing its symptoms in different areas of his life. He starts losing energy, feeling down and no longer enjoying food. This leaves Chris feeling only confusion towards his father and there is uncertainty on both ends of the relationship. Once he accepts this sort of insanity, he finally starts to become a little more sane. He starts to connect with Chris and his anxiety about losing all sanity starts to fade. He begins to focus on having quality in all aspects of his life and puts care into everything he does. The end of the book is a very optimistic start to the understanding of living a life of quality.