Teddy Daniels Is In Control, And Is Still Delusional He'll live out his days as a good man, unable to feel pain or inflict it upon anyone else. Knowing the doctors are never going to let him live his entire life in this delusional state, and being unable to deal with the pain of killing his own wife, it's assumed in this interpretation that he's taking his own life (via lobotomy) to end his pain. Every time Andrew is brought back to the forefront, Andrew wants to return to the "good man" persona of Teddy, the US Marshall who could do no harm. In his own opinion, his murder of his wife was the straw that broke the camel's back, which sent his psyche down a tumbling rabbit hole of guilt, thus requiring the creation of Teddy Daniels. Even before his wife killed their children, he was barely home, and drank a lot when he was. He had a history of physical violence with other patients, as exhibited in fellow patient George Noyce's extensive facial scarring. To a certain extent, Andrew was, in fact, a monster. One interpretation of the ending is that Andrew Laeddis is the persona in control, and he's ready to die. Andrew Laeddis Is In Control, And Will Die Willingly
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