“Soon
Roland Walter Dutton will cease to exist!”
{R. W. Dutton - Dance of the Dead}
Did Dutton
foresee his own death when he made that statement to Number 6? There was
eventually a termination order set against him. More likely Dutton could see
that the doctor would go to any lengths in extracting information from a
subject. But Dutton had told him all he knew, the only trouble was the doctor
didn’t believe Dutton. And another point would be, that in his enthusiasm for
human experimentation, the doctor never knew when to stop! It may be supposed
that whoever issued that termination order against Number 42 {Dutton} and
presumably it was Number 1, that he underestimated the doctor having gone too
far with Dutton. Yes the doctor had left Dutton one of those brainwashed
imbeciles we are told about by Number 6. But not physically dead, but perhaps
he would be better off that way. Dutton’s is a living death, in a nightmare world!
Be seeing you
Hello David, haven't posted anything for some time. But you know I'm still around. In Dutton's case I'm still not 100% convinced that he ended up as a babbling idiot. It could be all staged for No. 6's eyes. But you're also right, the doctor was keen on doing experiments. Mind you, in the days of absolutism a real court jester - the way Dutton is dressed - was allowed to speak out openly what most people didn't dare say. Hence, a lobotimised jester would seem to be cynical twist here. - BCNU!
ReplyDeleteHello Arno,
DeleteAs a matter of fact I've not posted anything myself for a week now. That was through a bout of illness as you know. But now its good to be back.
Yes you might well be right about Dutton, we both might well be right. Its all down to personal interpretation. But we can see the doctors zeal for human experimentation, as I'm sure he would have taken Number 6 beyond the limit of endurance in extracting the information he desired. As Number 2 said "He'd have died first!"
Of course you are absolutely right about the real court jesters during the days of absolutism. They were the only ones able to criticise the King. Or you could say the court jester was better fitted to say the things that needed to be said! But it looks like the jester has been silenced. A cynical twist indeed!
Best regards
David
BCNU