Chapters 1 and 2

When I started reading the first chapter I immediately was confused at first. The details were sparse in the beginning about the sciolist and his relation to Tolokai. Upon finding out that Tolokai had been abandoned in Athens, and of all days, on Halloween, I felt like he was supposed to be a wanderer. His personality (Tolokai) evoked that of someone who would travel alone, and roam all over the world without settling in one place for very long. When he meets Obed Quigley, to me, it seems like an odd match. Obed is so open about everything, and Tolokai is definitely not. Obed is not afraid to take risks, and do what he wants, this is exactly the opposite of Tolokai's character and it seems odd that they are paired together. It seems as if no one understands who Tolokai really is. It being halloween, they just assume that he is in costume for the festivities, no one thinks otherwise, or bothers to listen to his real story. The quilt story is quite astounding also. Wise old women telling mothers to never love their children is quite the opposite from what we believe today.