Victoria Gornopolskaya

Chapters 4-8 bring about more interesting information and revelations within both the story of Johnny Truant and The Navidson Record. We learn how large the hallway truly is when Navidson decides to explore it in the middle of the night. We also learn it shifts so one may mark his place in the hallway and still stay lost forever. Navidson almost did get lost forever but thankfully his daughter's cry helped him find the way back. When he plays with his daughter and asks her what game she would like to play, she says "always" implying "hallways" though Navidson is completely oblivious to that. This foreshadows that the children may end up exploring the hallways themselves which is a terrifying thought. Navidson has in a way cheated on Karen by going in the hallway when he promised not to. Karen responds by kissing Wax in a later chapter. The narrative states that by the time Navidson finds out about this she is gone and nothing matters anymore which is also a terrifying use of foreshadowing in the chapters. The explorers venture into the hallways 4 times discovering the immense staircase among the immense size of the entire hall. The explorers take days to go down the staircase and encounter many obstacles, leaving me unsure if they will ever make it back. As for Johnny Truant, we learn about his sexcapades, Thumper, and his growing anxiety.
Questions:
1. Is Johnny really getting attacked or is it all in his head?
2. What happened to Johnny's real father?
3. Will Navidson eventually explore the halls some more?
4. What problems will Holloway continue to cause?
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