protection-and-boundaries

In this chapter, Hank Fisher and his son Roy confront Enoch, accusing him of hiding Hank's daughter Lucy, whom Hank believes to be a witch due to her supernatural ability to immobilize people and animals. Despite Hank's threats and attempts to force entry, Enoch calmly resists, demonstrating the protective barrier around his house and warning Hank to leave. The chapter highlights the tension between traditional suspicion of witchcraft and Enoch's more measured, almost mystical control over his environment.