St. Peter's desire for his past.

In class we have touched on a bit how Professor St. Peter seems to create a world in his old study that makes him feel comfortable and at ease. After reading all of Book 1, I think it is safe to say that the Professor does this in order to keep the life he once had alive. Although he was less wealthy and accomplished in the past, St. Peter demonstrates throughout Book 1 that he carried more purpose back then. He constantly reflects on the younger years of his daughters and the years in which he was hard at work on his research as a way to remind himself of a time when he had purpose. Now, with his daughters older and living on their own, and his work practically complete, the professor evokes an almost mid-life-crisis attitude. It is extremely ironic that, despite parlaying his work into money to build a more comfortable house, the professor only seems to find comfort in his cramped office where he can overwhelm himself with his books and his thoughts of the past.