Emil Sinclair is a representation of the movement of one's inner spirit toward realization. The path Emil is traveling on is one of self-discovery. Each man's life represents a road to himself, an attempt at such a road, the intimation of a path. The most essential thing that Emil struggled with was the dichotomy of the world, the two realms. The realms of the day and night, two different worlds coming from two opposite poles, …showed first 75 words of 953 total…

…showed last 75 words of 953 total…created a portrait of an individual who struggles to "live in accord with the promptings of his true self, subsequently growing closer to a universal higher power." Emil learnt a great deal from all the symbols and people that entered and left his life. Most of the symbols he created within himself. The creation of these symbols, as well as his interactions with the people he learned from, allowed him to grow and develop spiritually.