![]() ![]() Jarrett’s monsters certainly represent the frightening adults who are all around him, but they’re also a great image of a child desperately struggling for security and control that’s far beyond his power: Only by “keeping an eye” on the monsters can he freeze them, and there are far too many for one little kid to keep an eye on. However, that the nightmares continue past the time when he’s living with Shirley suggests a deeper meaning, too. ![]() ![]() This insistent, recurring nightmare is a clear image of Jarrett’s predicament in a household where he can’t even count on his mother to be home when he wakes up, let alone to keep him safe in other ways-for instance, by not “making terrible decisions” like allowing strange and sometimes bloodstained men to hide out at her house (60). ![]()
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