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It's a twist on "The Elevator." This mental disease is characterized by persistent hallucinations and the projection of personal conflicts. The Elevator's protagonist, William Sleator's character, is brought to a satisfactory ending by his own anxieties and illusions throughout the novel. The protagonist, Martin, was so terrified of travelling in an elevator that he created an imaginary fat woman to terrorize him. An abandoned building with 18 floors is the setting for "The Elevator" as it starts.
They both seemed to suffer from mental disease to me. Even if she is genuine, it doesn't actually say so in the story. In addition, I thought she was related to him since his father also despises her. Furthermore, in this statement: “The door closed and the elevator began to move. ‘Hello, Martin,’ she said, and laughed, and pushed the Stop button. " She knows his name is a clue to having known someone in common. In my perspective, mystery figure resembled Martin more than his father, since he was nasty to both of them. It is possible that she was his grandma, who had died a long time ago.
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This is just my opinion on this short story.
