Given the treatment of symbolism in Freud's writings leading up to, and during, the core years for the presentation of the FN theory, it is not surprising that, in his later writings, the mixture of themes which I have documented in the previous three chapters continues essentially unchanged. In particular, in spite of the relative concentration of FN statements during the years 1914 to 1917, there is no subsequent attempt by Freud to consolidate the FN theory. In this respect, the writings of the last two decades of Freud's life continue in the same vein as before, and illustrate three, by now familiar, points. Firstly, the explicit statements of the FN theory are repeated, particularly when the topic of discussion is specifically symbolism. Secondly, these statements are still accompanied by reservations and uncertainty, and there is still visible wavering on Freud's part with respect to the extent to which he is willing to commit himself to the FN position. Thirdly, the FN statements are, as usual, embedded in material which belongs to the broader FB theory, and which continues the FB schema and themes, and Freud continues to show the way to a synthesis of the two theories. The illustrations of these three points are typically to be found in scattered comments rather than in extended discussions.