Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)

comment on the writer's state of mind. according to chapter 1

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Jerome is an anxious neurotic who is sure that he suffers from some deadly malady (he’s a hypochondriac). In a flashback, J. recollects how he once went to the British Museum to research a treatment for his hay fever, and after reading about diseases, convinced himself that he was suffering from every illness known to man except for housemaid’s knee. J.’s doctor, clearly recognizing the man's paranoia, prescribed him beefsteak, beer, walking, and good sleep habits, and urged him not to “stuff up your head with things you don’t understand” (10).