After they stopped torturing him they locked him in the jail cell again and pretended they would forget him... Then, eventually, and unexpectedly, release. Into ignominy, oblivion, married life.
In Salman Rushdie's novel "The Enchantress of Florence," the protagonist experiences a brutal cycle of torture followed by a period of confinement. After enduring the harsh treatment, he is placed back into a jail cell, where the captors act as if he has been forgotten, leaving him in a state of uncertainty and despair.
Eventually, he is released, but not to freedom or honor. Instead, he finds himself thrust into a life marked by shame and obscurity, symbolizing a return to a mundane existence filled with unremarkable domesticity. This transformation illustrates the deep impact of his previous suffering and the complex nature of freedom and identity.
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