The Jacket Chapter 7

In which the narrator reflects on the elusive grasp of memories from past lives, drawing parallels with hypnotic regressions and the unyielding tides of survival, even in the face of grim prison tortures. The harrowing ordeal of the jacket—a merciless contrivance of constriction and cruelty—is vividly described through personal suffering and camaraderie with fellow inmates, revealing the indomitable spirit that endures such inhumanity.