Chapter 7 Summary

Kilgore uses the restroom and sees a question scrawled on the wall, which inquires about the meaning of life. Kilgore decides that the meaning of life is to act as the eyes, ears, and conscious of the creator. Kilgore then starts to imagine he is experiencing important things and tries to 'beam' his thoughts to the creator. He returns from the restroom to discover that the adult theater is closing for the night. The manager insists that Kilgore leave the building.

Chapter 7 Analysis

Kilgore reads a question on a bathroom wall and actually contemplates the question and forms an answer. His answer is insightful, but Kilgore interprets it in a particularly and characteristically bizarre fashion - he assumes his answer is literal and thereafter he spends a few hours trying to communicate with the creator. Instead of seeking deeper meaning or truth, Kilgore...