The three films were analyzed using Fairbairn's object relations theory and psychoanalytic thinking, regarding conscience, ego, and moral defense. According to Fairbairn's model, the moral defense, or the superego defense or the guilt defense, is someone who internalizes the harm they have suffered and who, in turn, externalizes something good in an attempt to compensate for it. The article specifically mentions the final scene, when Andrew Laeddis is taken by the orderlies to the lighthouse. His quote at the end suggests that he has not relapsed into his delusional state, but has instead chosen to be Edward Daniels again. In the article, Laeddis' last quote is rephrased as: "Which is better, to live as someone who is unconditionally evil, or to die as someone who believes he is conditionally good?" This quote allows us to better understand what Laeddis meant by leaving for the lighthouse. Teddy Daniels is someone Laeddis created so he could be good. He wanted to believe that Andrew Laeddis was a different person and that he himself was not capable of what he had done nor was he a victim of the wrongdoings his wife had committed. Once Laeddis was forced into reality, he could no longer live in the lie he had created. It forced him to take responsibility and acknowledge the hurt he felt. So even though Laeddis knew he would be taken to the lighthouse and lobotomized if he