The main character of Going Bovine, Cameron Smith, is definitely being tested throughout his journey. On this trip, he is looking for someone. The person is a certain “Dr. X” who has a cure for his sickness, Creutzfeldt-Jakob, which is the human equivalent to mad cow disease. A strange angel dressed in fishnet stockings and boots appears before Cameron to tell him of his mission: “You’ve got to find Dr. X, get him to close the wormhole before the planet goes up in flames. Before everything is obliterated.” While on his journey, he also has to avoid scary fire gods and a knight dressed in a black metal space suit with a sword.

This quote describes Going Bovine perfectly. Throughout Cameron’s travels with his friend Gonzo, they go through cities, like New Orleans. They travel along a road in Mississippi alone for a while before they’re picked up by some suspicious characters that Gonzo classifies as “possible serial killers.” But instead, they’re just a crazy happiness obsessed-smoothie drinking-bowling cult.

“Travel is mostly about dreams.” This part of the quote says a lot about Going Bovine. It seems like everything is a dream to Cameron. The travels to New Orleans and Mississippi seem like they shouldn’t be happening to Cameron. He doesn’t know if he’s still in the hospital with his family and nurses or if he’s really seeing Dulcie, the punk-rocker angel. Either way, he’s not giving up on his mission to find the cure for his disease.