What Am I?

I think therefore I am. But what am I? Is my perception of self and surroundings valid? David Benson, revolutionary, sworn enemy of the State, endures a succession of ever worsening nightmares that drive him to seek an escape from torment in death. Yet, in the end, even as the longed for death is offered, he chooses instead, to clutch at a straw; a dream of hope.