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The Blanket Scene
In Albert’s first introduction to the
absurd detectives philosophical approach to therapy an amusing attempt is made
by Bernard to explain to his client the theory of interconnectedness. A white blanket is used by Bernard as a
representation of all the matter and energy consisting within the universe; the
blanket represents “everything”. Outside of the blanket there are only more
blankets to be found. Bernard uses his fist protruding upwards underneath the
blanket to describe to Albert the varying events, places and people that exist
within this one blanket of universal space. Albert loosely grasps the concept
“everything is the same, even if it’s different” from Bernard’s display. The
existential detective further expounds upon this idea on interconnectedness by
claiming, “but our everyday mind forgets this. We think everything is
separate”. Bernard goes on to
discuss notions of truth and whole truth, referring to the latter as the
“blanket truth” and subsequently denoting it as an integral element of understanding
everyday life.
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