Cameron stands out for me because, unlike the other characters, he doesn't just wander through life without paying attention to what he's seeing. He catalogs his experiences by counting seemingly meaningless things, a trait apparently only Greer is capable of interpreting. To us, these numbers are pointless, a waste of time, but to Cameron they're like signposts on the road he's traveling. I thought it was really interesting that Brautigan would include this quirk even in Cameron's dialogue, transforming "one" into "1" to further emphasize Cameron's connection to numbers.
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