After obtaining the book, the protagonist becomes enslaved to it, retreating from the fellowship of his friends and confining himself at home. He is trapped between loving the book and fearing that it is taking him over.
當小說主角拿到這本奇書後，立刻成了它的俘虜，幾乎不與朋友來往，也不再上街，更陷入想占有它，又害怕成為煩惱根源的兩難。