The Id Paradox

The Id Paradox-Synopsis

After disastrous experiences in law and education, Jacob Kazmareck tries to disappear into a job picking melons on a farm in Texas.

An estranged friend tracks him down, however, with news that their bosom buddy is not dead but rotting in a Mexican prison. The stage is set for his rescue.

Jake, Connors McClain and Artie Cavazos’s friendship was forged during an almost fatal canoe trip in which only Artie’s genius for survival kept them alive. That brush with death unleashed a primitive beast in Jake that has never stopped plaguing him.

The rescue attempt is successful, but Artie’s experiences in captivity have effectively destroyed his spirit. Jake and Connors now reconciled, they enlist the help of psychiatrist Judith Neuwirth to try to piece together Artie’s shattered self.

In the process, Jake is again confronted with the beast in himself. Will he learn to accommodate it, or will it destroy him? Is it an essential part of us, or must it be fought to the death?