"Servants of the Map"

Max, the main character, finds himself quite displaced at times at the college he attends. His personality is brought out when he describes his love of botany. Botany is a scientific talent of Max’s life. He describes his love for botany when he used to spend much time in the garden with his mother before she passed away.

The thought of his mother appears again as he enters the mountains. He recalls her saying, “Look. Remember this, there is something special in you, she said. In the way you see (47).”