Behold Obscurity Summary and Analysis

Jim returns to Wheaton College and writes home telling his parents about registration, courses, his new roommate who is the nephew of the housemother and not around much, and his need for sheets. He also shares that while he was home for his brief visit he learned the importance of the centrality of Christ in the home from first hand observation. He notes the same value within the church assembly as well as individual's lives.

A week after school starts, Elisabeth stops by the school to visit Jim. She had graduated the year before and they had agreed not to correspond over the summer. However, after the three-month interlude, the two young people realize that they not only love each other but their love has grown in the absence of each other's presence. Amid personal inner conflict these two...