Fulfillment

The Wind at Dawn is a novel about the emotional journey of Gale Jones, a young man who moves from his hometown of Waterloo, Ontario to Montreal, Quebec in pursuit of his dream of becoming a writer. While there, he is drawn into a search for a young woman named Dawn, whom he danced with when he was seventeen.

As he becomes increasingly obsessed with finding Dawn, Gale alienates his friends and loved ones, including Selene Bauman, a Chinese-German curator, and Tara Robles, an architect and his ex-girlfriend. Charlotte Gagnon, a doctor who becomes a regular at the café where Gale works, becomes his only remaining connection to the outside world, but even she becomes estranged from him due to his obsession.

Ultimately, Gale realizes that his pursuit of Dawn was a delusion, and that the woman he thought he knew never actually existed. He must confront the consequences of his actions and work to rebuild his relationships and his life. In the end, Gale finds fulfillment and meaning in his connections with others, and learns the value of being present in the moment and living in the real world. He is able to move on from his obsession with Dawn and begin to build a new, more fulfilling life. Additionally, he is able to conjure up an image of Dawn and speak to her as another part of himself, demonstrating his self-mastery and ability to control his own thoughts and emotions.