Andrew Laeddis
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Andrew Laeddis is originally introduced as the man who killed Teddy’s wife in an apartment fire. However, by the end it is revealed that Teddy is actually Laeddis. Rewatching the movie, it is obvious that the movie makers were dropping hints about this the entire movie. Laeddis represents the theme of Exploring Reality and Guilt. He created a different persona for himself to escape the guilt he felt when he killed his wife. He blames himself for the murder of his children because he did not get his wife the help that she needed. By becoming Teddy Daniels, he can blame someone else for the murder of his wife. It is obvious that Laeddis has been wounded, but not in a physical sense. Not only does he suffer from PTSD from the war, but he was also traumatized the day his family died. In this way, he is also representative of the themes mental illness and trauma.
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