observer-status

Enoch reflects on his previous role as a detached observer, which he has now lost due to personal involvement in recent events.

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Way Station (1963)Clifford D. Simak

Chapter 28

In this chapter, Enoch returns to the station to find it silent and inactive, reflecting on the loss of his objective observer status as he becomes personally involved in the turmoil surrounding Earth and the galaxy. He struggles with feelings of anger, confusion, and helplessness regarding the failure of civilization and the loss of Earth, contemplating the futility of continuing his journal and the need to find some outlet for his frustration, ultimately deciding to practice shooting as a distraction.