I finished Thomas Harris' "Red Dragon", known as the novel that launched Hannibal Lecter's legacy of evil. Extraordinary book, I can't wait to read the others that follow, but I'm confused about one thing.
Warning *Spoilers start here.*
Francis Dolarhyde was being controlled by something, the Dragon to be exact. The Dragon spoke to him and told him what to do. He was psychologically abused by the Dragon. What I don't understand is, this Dragon was something that really did physically talk to Francis. I mean, at first I thought it was a figment of his imagination which was born from his childhood experiences. But other people actually heard this thing talk. For example Reba, the blind woman, heard the Dragon talk to Francis when she was on the phone with him.
So, who was this Dragon? Was it really a... umm, dragon? His grandmother haunting him? I wasn't able to figure this out, but it had to be something or someone real and tangible.
*Spoilers end here.*
If someone could shed some light onto this for me I would really appreciate it. General comments about the book are welcome as well.
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