> don't tell me that the woman is the hero, and the stationary shop is the journey. Why not? Journeys can be of the mind. That is, after all, what reading is.

> don't tell me that the woman is the hero, and the stationary shop is the journey. Why not? Journeys can be of the mind. That is, after all, what reading is. A classic Danish story is the Brothers Lionheart about two brothers, one of which has cancer and the other trying to comfort him with stories about what happens when you die, conquering your fear of death and such… but wait, they’re two boys, one of which is always in bed, so there’s no journey. Similarly, The Kite Runner is about a boy who plays with a kite in the same limited area of a desert. Hardly a journey if you keep going forth and back like you perpetually lost your keys. ;-)