She watched herself push the door slowly open as if she were back safe somewhere in the other doorway, watching this body and this head of long hair moving out into the sunlight where Arnold Friend waited
The luring of Connie out of the safety of her home is a direct reference to the Pied Piper and his almost mystical ability to lure the victims to their death.
That's incorrect. The grammar is. It ought to be 'For this killer or these killers.'"
Why is Perry such a stickler for grammatical rules but pays no heed to societal rules? Is there connection between these types of rules? Is he trying to make up for breaking real life rules by being so strict about inconsequential rules?
Dick ordered another hamburger. During the past few days he'd known a hunger that nothing -three successive steaks, a dozen Hershey bars, a pound of gumdrops -seemed to interrupt.
As someone who eats when they are stressed out and overwhelmed, I wonder if this is Dick’s coping mechanism? Emotional eating is eating as a way to suppress or soothe negative emotions, both before and after the robbery, Dick has a “celebratory banquet”. Is Dick with food the same as Perry with pain killers?
blue cat
Why does Dick have a cat tattoo when he apparently has no fondness for animals? He killed a dog and it is foreshadowed that he might’ve killed Nancy’s cat. Is this just a regular prison tattoo or does it hold deeper symbolism?