Wilma is having trouble convincing Miles of her outrageous claims that her Uncle Ira is no longer actually the man who was her Uncle Ira because all the available evidence points to the contrary. It will very quickly become a recurring pattern that soon verges on an epidemic: people fervently insisting on a vaguely supported argument that people they’ve know all their lives may look exactly the same, but are unquestionably not the same person. Miles is introduced to the body snatchers by his old flame Becky who has come to him with concern about her cousin Wilma. She just knows it isn’t Ira, that’s all.” Becky Driscoll “She says he looks exactly like Uncle Ira, talks just like him, acts just like him-everything. By the time the reader closes the book, he will know a lot of about what happened, but will be remain just as ignorant about why it all happened. Eventually, the characters in the story will be asking questions that are, ultimately, never actually answered because by the time they learn the answers the people asking the questions are no longer who they were. The opening line of the novel immediately sets the stage for all the ambiguity to come. "I warn you that what you're starting to read is full of loose ends and unanswered questions." Miles Bennell (Narrator) We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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