If Teddy knew the resistance that would meet him as he walked into the path of the guards and orderlies at the end, who are now doing their actual jobs instead of playing parts in a narrative that suits his needs, he might have thought twice about surrendering to their care. We've seen him as a resourceful man that can escape almost anything, even himself though that's mostly because the staff of the hospital weren't trying to apprehend him. Teddy is basically Andrew's idealized self, despite the fact that he's a completely fabricated persona that allows him to escape the reality of his actions. This hypothesis assumes that Andrew has given / lost control of his decisions to Teddy again, and much like the events of Shutter Island, he'll somehow plot his escape from his fate. The other possibility is that, with all of the faults of Andrew, good man Teddy Daniels is the one in charge at the end of the movie, and he's still playing the game so expertly designed for him. Teddy Daniels, a GOP primary candidate for lieutenant governor in Pennsylvania Zach D Roberts/NurPhoto/AP As he asks voters to make him Pennsylvania’s next lieutenant governor, Teddy Daniels. 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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