Darl

Quote- "Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes." -  Darl

Explanation- Although the quote seems unsubstantial alone, in context it provides the final evidence that Darl, who started out as the most rational and sensible character, has descended into total madness due to the mental strain of justifying and questioning the family’s moving of Addie to Jefferson, and his failure to destroy her and end the madness in the burning barn. He has been reduced to laughing and stammering on the outside, but continues to narrate himself in the 3rd person in the chapter, becoming completely disconnected from himself in a way. 

Related Object- I am not really a huge fan of video games, but upon reading this section, I could immediately relate Darl’s mental state to the main villian in a game called Earthbound for the Super Nintendo. The villian, named Giygas, pursues ultimate power. In this quest, he reduces himself to less than a person, becoming the embodiment of pure evil. He becomes unable to control his actions, and in the final fight with him, acts almost exactly like Darl. He even has a line, “Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness, Ness”, Ness being the protagonist of the game. Both Giygas and Darl are destroyed internally by the pursuit of something they cannot grasp, and are reduced to something alive, but not conscious.