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• Matt’s distress over the idea that he is a copy of a human and his observation of the dead eejit man shows how knowledge can increase one’s suffering, rather than alleviate it.
• María’s comparison of Matt and Furball shows the contradictory perspective of her character, where she cares for Matt but still views him as an inferior animal. But Matt’s frustrations and will to fight show that he is emotionally complex and capable of moral choices, unlike an animal.
• Matt’s curiosity toward the piano suggests an inherent human need to create art. The presence of the hidden passageway hints at the sinister secretive nature of the house and whoever created it. Matt’s decision to keep the passage a secret shows how he is beginning to understand the complexities of his society, and exercise his individual autonomy ...
• The peepholes hint at the presence of an individual who wishes to observe others without their consent. Mr. Alacrán and the doctor’s insistence on medical intervention suggests the high value they place upon science. The father’s religious objections to medical treatment show how one’s moral codes can come into conflict with the scientific advancem...
• The doctor’s encouragement of Felicia to use an injection to sooth her discontent shows another abuse of the medical establish, to use drugs to avoid dealing with an individual’s complaints. Matt’s enjoyment of music shows how he is beginning to develop his own identity apart from the oppression he feels as a clone.

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