Jonasisasinglemancutofffromthedisintegratingworldaroundhim.Hisworldisthatofhangmaninasystemwheregoverningnon-entitiesforfeitpeople’slives.Hegoesforthinaworldofmyths,likeJonastheprophetinthegutsofawhale,seekingasafehavenwithinwhichhemayovercomethesufferingcreatedintherealworldbyhisownpersonalpenumbra.