Patrick's Analysis 3

Because this book is written using stream of consciousness, many things are said which don't really have any relation to the events taking place at that moment. And Patrick, being the insane serial killer he is, tells us of some extremely disturbing things like they don't even matter. For instance, on page 94, he is out having dinner with Courtney and two Camden graduates. He says he share a mutual acquaintance with one of them, and he knows this girl because "I met her in Aspen when I raped her with a can of hairspray last Christmas." Like, are you kidding me? He then continues the story like he never even said anything. We already knew he was crazy, but this shows us the extent of his insaneness. No rational person can commit such a terrible offense and treat it as if it were a trip to the coffee bean. Even other insane people would recognize it for the terrible crime it was. But not Patrick. His mind is so warped and twisted that the acts he commits seem to barely even register with his conscience. That to me, is truly mind-blowing.