"Once upon a Time" #1
The two causes for the sound are "a voice in the echo-chamber of the subconscious"(p 231) or an intruder, someone who could murder or harm her. She syas she felt like a "victim already"(p 232) , so she is afraid someone else is there maybe. Her fear is evident, and she was reading everything going on as a "possible threat"(p232). An intruder would be a threat, and she had just told the story of a murderer. She is being very paranoid and fearful. These feelings are what cause her the fear. Since she goes into more detail about her inner feelings, although it is caused by thinking there is an intruder, I think that the ultimate fear is in her paranoia and subconcious fear. The inner feelings reveal why she couldn't "release [herself] to sleep again"(p232). She keeps thinking about all the possiblities and convincing herself it could be something bad, which is a voice inside her head. Her own worries are what cause her the fear. This prompts the feelings of the children story because she is trying to convince herself that worrying about intruders and the outside world is not always the biggest concern. Your own worries and fear can harm you instead.
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