The narrator first suggests building a giant rabbit, but then realizes that it has already been done.
In a flash all has disappeared', as the narrator realizes it was only a vision of his youth, now past (ex.4).
When the narrator realizes with pride that "I would be leaving my mark on the place," he has truly lost his way.
The narrator realizes that the novel is in fact about his own wife Flora, whom the painter had once pursued.
The narrator realizes that this is just another way of saying, "If you're white, you're right."
As the army destroys towns in eastern Croatia, the narrator and his wife realize that things could be worse.
The narrator has another brainstorm and realizes they can get paid multiple times for the same act.
Through seeing the women in the wallpaper, the narrator realizes that she could not live her life locked up behind bars.
The narrator realizes he has picked a very tumultuous time to move to the nation's capitol.
The narrator then realizes that they have killed the wrong man and see Klaus run away from the scene.