Part one of term paper
The logo on the front of all Macon's travel guides is a picture of a winged armchair and Macon's wife Sarah believed that this was not only the logo for books, but for Macon himself. Julian describes metaphor of the winged armchair as "while armchair travelers dream of going places, travelling armchairs dream of staying put", and Macon does ...

Part two of term paper
... but himself. Sarah is correct in claiming that the winged armchair is Macon's logo, because it does represent him - he wants to stay home, but is being moved around all over the world, and has to do his best to make it seem like home. In reality, Macon is and the book is more a documentation of the systems he uses to get through life than a 'guide' book. books are less travel guides and more 'instructional guides for life', telling the reader how to live with minimum discomfort, without opening u ...