The observer in these texts is more than just a passive spectator of some event but even if unaware inevitably participates in its creation, drawn in as if the event's purpose includes providing context to the observer for an as yet subliminal goal. In other words the observer and the event are part of a larger plot- a kind of audience participation play in which the observer is also an actor. Although in every day life we tend to think of the act of witnessing anything in our surroundings as passive, yet there are many situations that place us in the dual role of spectator and participant. Whenever we go to the theatre we will affect the performance even if indirectly: our applause buoys the actors, lack of applause will have the opposite effect. More directly, if it were not for our patronage and that of the public there would be no performance after the first to enjoy. Accordingly, the act of observation extends well beyond the eyes or the brain that processes its images but influences the reality that we experience and thus renders it subjective.