A couple of possibilities occur to regarding your geometric conjectures.
The first is that if we look at the book as a ring from Part 1 to Part 9, with a prologue linked at the start and an epilogue at the end, that looks a lot like an Omega. Marking the end of the 7 book sequence, and with all the Christian symbolism that goes along with it.
Alternatively, rather than squares, could we be looking at a couple of inverted pentagons? One formed by the Epilogue/Prologue latch with the four even-numbed parts and the other formed by the five odd-numbered parts. The pentagon is a prominent symbol of the UHC, especially in the form of the baptismal pool, and the fives folding leaves that turn it into a stage, but when unfolded make a kind of pentagram.
I am extremely intrigued by your connection of Dougherty and Rokeby -- a wandering father, whose marriage ends as a result of sexual assault and a mother who fails to protect her children and then chooses to remain in danger for her baby. This connection makes me wonder what motivations Leda might have had that we don’t yet know.
A couple of possibilities occur to regarding your geometric conjectures.
The first is that if we look at the book as a ring from Part 1 to Part 9, with a prologue linked at the start and an epilogue at the end, that looks a lot like an Omega. Marking the end of the 7 book sequence, and with all the Christian symbolism that goes along with it.
Alternatively, rather than squares, could we be looking at a couple of inverted pentagons? One formed by the Epilogue/Prologue latch with the four even-numbed parts and the other formed by the five odd-numbered parts. The pentagon is a prominent symbol of the UHC, especially in the form of the baptismal pool, and the fives folding leaves that turn it into a stage, but when unfolded make a kind of pentagram.
I am extremely intrigued by your connection of Dougherty and Rokeby -- a wandering father, whose marriage ends as a result of sexual assault and a mother who fails to protect her children and then chooses to remain in danger for her baby. This connection makes me wonder what motivations Leda might have had that we don’t yet know.