King of the Bingo Game Madness Quotes

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Quote #4

He felt that the whole audience had somehow entered him and was stamping its feet in his stomach and he was unable to throw them out. They wanted the prize, that was it. They wanted the prize for themselves. (74)

The protagonist seems to be insane at this point. These lines appear to be the ramblings of a deluded man.

Quote #5

The last voice was not unfriendly, and he turned and smiled dreamily into the yelling mouths. Then he turned his back squarely on them. (47)

This marks the protagonist's deliberate rejection of the crowd. But is this a sane or insane act?