Antaeus

"Oh, it's something Brock's keen on. He thinks we- the pateints- are like Antaeus in the sence that we've been ungrounded by the war. And the way back to health is to reestablish the link between oneself and the earth, but understanding 'earth' to mean society as well as nature." (pg123) Antaeus, the Greek giant son of Posiedon and as long as he stood on the ground he was unbeatable. He was defeated only when Herucles lifted him off the ground. Antaeus link Brocks way of explaining how WWI has uprooted the people and kept them from what makes them strong, which is society. The way to heal is to get back to society. [|Other definition] NH & CH