Atmospheric Disturbances 3

Leo is currently still questioning whether Rema is really Rema. That was giving him enough trouble but after the "Royal Academy of Meteorology" contacted him he wasn't sure of what to believe. However when he insists Rema said something and she denies it, he says , " "You said," I said again,"Anatole." Her eyes were watering. "No, I didn't"(Galchen 47). Leo is certain that Rema said "Anatole" but she denies it, claiming she only asked how he was feeling. This is only adding to his confusion. He doesn't feel like any of his life is real and he is starting to look for problems that aren't there. Everything that has happened to him has slowly worn him down. He is fatigued and he is unable to comprehend what is happening. When he is walking the dog, "I caught sight of an adorable dog leading an old man whose coat was buttoned wrong. Twice now. I needed to look at myself on purpose,I resolved.Not by accident. I readjusted the buttons on my coat"(Galchen 51). He looked at a window and for a second he didn't recognize the reflection. The situation has caused his physical appearance to become sloppy. He is shocked by a reflection of himself and what he has become.
However Leo is still a logical person and he has tried to maintain as much reason as possible. When he is unable to rest he walks to the library and tries to unravel the mysteries in his life. When he decides on a process to choose what subject to research he tells himself, "I had not,however,abandoned my faith in experimental controls"(Galchen 55). He has done everything in his life logically and even during this time of turmoil, he is trying to do things
reasonably. Logic is what he is comfortable with so he is trying to keep it close to him during this troubling time.