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A life time fan and Prisonerologist of the 1960's series 'the Prisoner', a leading authority on the subject, a short story writer, and now Prisoner novelist.
Friday, 22 May 2015
The Therapy Zone
You
know what Number 2 told the Prisoner when he was undergoing a de-briefing
session on the day of his arrival in The Village. “There’s not much we don’t
know about you. But one likes to know everything.” Depending on what emphasis
is placed on the word “one” we get a completely different meaning. Instead of
“One likes to know everything”
meaning an indefinite person, if the emphasis is placed on one {in a similar way to the opening sequence when Number 6 asks
who is Number One. He is told “You are Number
6” meaning Number 2 is telling the Prisoner that he is Number 1, and not just
telling him he’s Number 6} “One likes
to know everything,” becomes Number 1 who likes to know everything! And that
would work, if it were not for the burden of ‘Fall Out,’ when we learn Number 1
is Number 6. So in regard to Number 1 being the later ego of Number 6, it could
be assumed that Number 1 knew the reason behind the Prisoner’s resignation
anyway!
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