Statue
This object symbolizes the struggle to distinguish between reality and hallucination, particularly in relation to alternative futures. When Leo is shown a glimpse of the future, he sees this object that commemorates his apparent future destruction of Palmer Eldritch. However, he realizes that this vision may represent only one of his possible futures since Roni and Barney had predicted the event to have about a 40 to 50 percent chance of happening. Therefore, Leo realizes that it is still possible for him to be defeated or even to be killed by Palmer Eldritch while he is under the tyrant's control.
Chew-Z
This object symbolizes the potential abuse inherent in a hallucinogenic drug that is engineered to alter a person's reality. Palmer Eldritch claims that this object allows a person to enter an actual alternate realm that can be altered and controlled by the user alone. In actuality, however, Palmer...
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