Symbolism Of The Paradox In Escape Myth
The net, or the net pattern, plays significant role in the memoir. The net symbolizes the power humans have and the paradox of the freedom and destruction. The net pattern shows the narrator’s state of mind throughout the memoir. The narrator experiences the trauma due to the paradox of freedom and destruction. The net symbolizes the paradox and it shows the horror and surprise which the narrator feels after encountering the paradox. Through the hospital window with black netting, the narrator was able to see the same, but different city. When he feels the uttermost freedom while he was walking the countryside, he also feels the uttermost destruction in his surroundings. If the narrator forgets about the paradox like other people do, he would