From the Notebook of Dr. Stein
Publication(s)
- First publication
- Continuum 3, ed. Roger Elwood, 1974
- Wolfe collection(s)
- Endangered Species (1989)
Wolfe's comments from the Introduction to Endangered Species
There was no comment about this story in the introduction.
Summary
A psychistrist in 1935 is puzzled by a strange case of multiple personality (actually possession by Henry Nailer and his associates).
Analysis
- The stories The Dark of the June, The Death of Hyle, From the Notebook of Dr. Stein, and Thag form a series with characters in common, including Henry Nailer.
- Sources of quotes
- Meanings of names
- References to other works
- Theories about what happens under the surface, what the narrator isn't telling us, who the narrator is and when and why s/he is telling the story, what the whole thing "means," etc.
If there are multiple or competing theories, each one should be given a name with a three-bang (!!!) header; if the page begins to get out-of-hand from the size of these, as could happen in a few cases, they should be shuffled off to their own page(s). - Etc.
Unresolved Questions
- Was it A or was it B, or was it X or Z?
- Was it he or was it she, or was it you or me?
- Who dunnit?
- Did the Star Child really start WWIII at the end of 2001?
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