Joe the Stump

In the first chapter Joe is dreaming and flashes-back to the day that his dad died. He remembers having a hangover and making his way through the bakery that he used to work at. His mom called him to tell him that his dad had passed away so he tells his boss the situation and gets a lift from a fellow co-worker. when he arrives home he sees his father laying dead on the couch with a sheet placed over his face. After being home for a little while he goes to see his dad before he is taken away. He lifts the sheet and looks at him and tells him that he is sorry for him but not as sorry as he was the day before and he tells him he loved him then places the sheet back over his face. Joe becomes conscious and realizes that he doesn't have a hangover and that he can;t see or hear anything. Joe soon finds out that both of his arms have been amputated and he mentally breaks down. he soon realizes that the ring his girlfriend, Kaaren, gave him is gone as well. In chapter three Joe relates his situation to  resurfacing the water after a long period of drowning. He uses this as his imagery because after resurfacing after a while without air you grasp all your breath and breath heavily. So when Joe woke up that is basically what he did because he had been dreaming and he suddenly woke up to find that he no longer had any arms and that he is blind and deaf.