Wayne

Wayne was a dormitory door who really lived about two minutes and thirty-seven seconds. He was one of Eusebios’s closest friends. Wayne was a rather shy door and didn’t like to speak to others due to the command from his superiors that he was “not to speak to anyone”, but Eusebios was different. Eusebios insisted on being spoken to, insisted on being noticed. And Wayne, being lonely, decided that just this once, he would make an exception. It was the most exhilarating two minutes and thirty-seven seconds of his life, even though Eusebios spent basically all of it demanding that Wayne open up. Wayne would’ve been fine if he had just kept himself shut, but no, he just had to do one nice thing for someone. And that was his final act. As he began pull the latch in, his superiors struck him dead on the spot. If only he could have heard Eusebios’s tears…

Effect on Eusebios (Radicalization)
Eusebios was devastated by the death of Wayne. Wayne was his only true friend in the world. He felt that Wayne had really understood him and his plight. He appreciated Wayne’s willingness to defy his superiors to help him out, even though it cost him his life. In retrospect, Eusebios regretted his decision to force Wayne to open, as he indirectly caused Wayne’s death. Wayne was Eusebios’s closest friend, and Eusebios killed him!

It also caused Eusebios to hate authority figures more than ever. Here was this servant, this humble individual trying to give him aid, and he was stopped short by those with the power of command. Wayne’s death is seen by many scholars as the pivotal moment of radicalization in Eusebios’s life, with Wayne’s death figuring psychomythologically as the primordial victimization. That is to say, Wayne became for Eusebios a sort of martyr for the cause of freedom. Wayne’s last act was a liberative act that was cut short by his oppressors. Eusebios’s new task is to carry on Wayne’s mission—to create a world where Waynes can freely open themselves and allow others to cross their thresholds. In other words, Eusebios must open the door to let others in…