/lit/ - Literature

>>8976106
Ok so I reread this book recently and I have a theory.
I think that he really did everything, but the universe he lives in is repairing itself of the dissonance behind him.
He's gone clearly mad from the lack of stimulation in his world without challenges to overcome. He lives in pure indulgence and pleasure. To get off the steam this has building up in him, he murders and tortures people, secretly (and then not so secretly) hoping he gets caught so some conflict is forced into his life.
But, living the American dream, and being part of a society that caulks up the cracks in the image, reality actually heals up behind him as he commits these crimes to maintain the balance.
Though he starts off sadistic and bloodthirsty, by the end he's barely holding onto the reigns of his fuckin consciousness. He's a true lunatic.
So yes, I think he really did those crimes, but the universe won't let him sow discord, so it doesn't really matter what he does.