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of Revelation. Although there may bea struggle, the outcome of the battle
for those unfettered by rationality is never in doubt.
The poem awarded as a garland by Fronesis after Cem"s description of
the last judgement reveals that Cemi has gained sufficient self-knowledge
to begin communicating his discoveries and beliefs. It is a contribu-
tion to a new culture. Cemi's worthiness of spirit is emphasized in the
line "No libr6 ningLfn combate (1,473) ; his descent is acknowledged,
"Fue fiel a Orfeo ya Proserpina" (1,474); and the two poles of his expe-
rience are uncovered, "El arte lo acompaiýd todos los dias/ la naturaleza le
rega16 su calma y su fiebre" (1,474). What Cemi'learns in chaos, in his
asthmatic losses of consciousness, will later be turned to profit: "Asi
todo lo que crey6 en la fiebre/ lo comprendi6 despuEýs calmosamente" (1,474).
Fronesis disappears from this moment on because he is now synonymous with
Cemi, who must bid farewell to Foci6n also, once he has taken advantage of
him as "el dnico puente
...
para llegar a la regi6n donde se podia ver-i-
ficar una probable aproximaci6n de Fronesis" (1,477). Cemils penultimate
meeting with Foci6n is a final test which proves that Fronesis is present
with him, as part of his nature. The story of Daisy and George shows, as
we have seen, that Focidn is unable to capture his intuitive, feminine side,
his anima, save through relationships which limit the development of his ego.
The fact that Cemif faces him alone indicates that he is aware of the limita-
tions of the choice Focidn symbolizes and rejects it. The effect of Fro-
nesis senior's attack on the Fronesis/Foci(5n friendship is to cause a serious
setback in Cemi's development, in that the innovator is condemned by the
-society which produces him and hampered by its conventions and traditions.
That part of Cemi (his reason and wisdom) embodied in Fronesis resists the
attack in the full knowledge of what it means. Fronesis is reconciled with
his parents in the end, but is compelled to make a journey to the source of
his wisdom, his spiritual origins. In other words, Cemf. is imbued with