Chapter 15 Summary

Julius dreams about a bombing in the marketplace where is mother and sister, Nadege are. When he wakes up, he goes to visit Saito, who is on his deathbed. Julius then goes to visit his friend and his nine-year-old daughter that is visiting. Julius's friend suggests that humans should be able to end their own lives before they get ill, but when they feel they have enjoyed life to its fullest. He goes on to say that by the time he is ready to die, this form of ending your life will become mainstream.

Chapter 15 Analysis

The conversation between Julius and his friend foreshadows Julius helping his professor end his life with a self-assisted suicide.