the tottering walk of Molloy and his bicycle preserves the mother's room as the vestige of a goal; the vacillating spirals of The Unnamable keep the familial tower as an uncertain center where it continues to turn while treading its own underfoot; the infinite series of juxtaposed and unlocalized parks in Watt still contains a reference to Mr. Knott's house, the only one capable of pushing the soul out of doors, but also of summoning it back to its place.