The Mind of a ***er

So, I've had people in class ask about 'the creature' and if it represented anything. I know the murder refers to it as 'sleep' at some point, but the real purpose of the thing is that it's the main character's fear manifested. He's affraid of sleep because he's affraid of getting caught, of reaping what he's sewn...

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