I'm really enjoying this novel so far as I've read it (which unfortunately isn't as far as I'd like), but I especially like the idea of Ivan's situation. The idea that anyone can be insane based on their actions to their surroundings. He has been perceived to be a Schizophrenic, therefore he is. Nothing he can say or do will change that. If he denies it he's ill, if he accepts it he's still crazy. No one is ever going to believe his story about Berlioz and Woland and when the head of the asylum visits Homeless(Stravinsky), Homeless begins to doubt even himself. Honestly it's a terrifying thought that once someone declares you there's pretty much nothing you can do to get out of it. Now Woland is off making trouble for Styopa. I can't wait to see what happens next.
I commented on Travis Carr's.
This also makes me think about why he was declared a schizophrenic. He had claimed to have seen these strange characters from which he learned about Pontius Pilot. It makes me wonder if this is Bulgakov's critique of religious visions.
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