In both parts I and II, we see Jack's fear of death through his defiance against the presence of plots. In only narrating the minor details of his life, Jack refuses to construct a storyline in his life as he believes that 'all plots tend to move deathward', e.g. he insists that Babette and himself confide in each other the minor details of their lives (p.29-30) - this is just one of the many tactics Jack uses to sidetrack from the main plot of his life story.
However, the more Jack fears death, the more he becomes obsessed with it. His obsession with Hitler (stuff we talked about in lecture today) is a perfect example of this.
My question then is: do you think Jack is leaning towards being a helpless victim or a victor in the face of death?
I think he's slowly beginning to move towards the latter from his guest lecture of Hitler onwards.
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