no limes

Joe has had all of his limes amputated. He compares is to drowning because he can no longer keep himself afloat with out his limes. He is drowning because he cannot have a normal life now. There is also this feeling of giving up hope to be normal again. Joe has found a place in life with no good way to come out of it to live a normal life. With out his arms and legs Joe will not be able to live a life. It is a hard realization to come to and that is what is started in the beginning of the book.