But, in other words, if we maintain that perspective for now, the story does not concern itself with the condition of the man’s soul, because the condition of his soul is not so egregious that it perpetuates the story’s drama. (Equally true, I suppose, is the fact that his soul is not in some heightened state of sanctity, though I can think of few stories where such a description can be applied to any main character, as art seems to lose traction when its subjects have arrived at an inner tranquility, or peace).