The story’s parallel plots often mirror each other. For example, in the modern setting the protagonist is x-rayed, taken to surgery, and approached by a doctor. Where in the second plot does the autho

 The story’s parallel plots often mirror each other. For example, in the modern setting the protagonist is x-rayed, taken to surgery, and approached by a doctor. Where in the second plot does the author echo this scene? What is the effect of this mode of narration?