ABSTRACT
To try to present an analysis of the life narratives which comprise Part II of this book is both challenging and full of pitfalls. The material is life material. It is like an ocean filled by rivers from different points of the compass, moving forwards and backwards with currents and undercurrents which merge into each other, difficult to grasp. Every effort to take hold of the currents, to pin down the waves, runs the risk of forcing the material into a pattern which reduces its fullness. No attempt will be made to provide an exhaustive discussion of the multifarious themes running through the narratives. The following will focus on only a few major issues: some of these were distilled from the life stories themselves, others emerged from discussions between the authors during their Encounter which carried them beyond the narratives.
