"Dagger of the mind"

• key quotes:

  • M's horrifying hallucinations= SP reveals violence in society -> violent instability in mind
  • "dagger" of the "mind" =connect physical and psychological violence
  • image of "dagger" = literal weapon used to cut, stab, kill= describe sharp, painful hallucinations in "mind"
  • like "dagger" M's thoughts of violence have stabbed his own mental stability, fragmenting his remaining identity of innocence