Why does Bill say this?
When Bill hits the farmer with his screwdriver, why does he ask the farmer if he wants to pick that out? What does he mean?
shareI understood it as just straightforward medical talk. Pulling the screwdriver out probably means a chance to live and ultimately heal. Leaving it in probably means certain death.
But why ask?
- Maybe because removing a weapon whose tip is very close to the heart will sometimes do more harm than good. Particularly if the heart has been pierced, but the screwdriver is plugging the hole, removing the screwdriver means massive internal bleeding from the hole in the heart and ultimate death. So Bill may be asking simply "does it feel inside you like it's safe to remove this?".
- Removing the screwdriver will be majorly painful. It's not the kind of thing you'd want to do without warning and getting agreement from the victim.
- Yet another possibility is the farmer's decision of leaving the screwdriver in is his way of dying right away without the potential agony of his lingering illness. In this case Bill's asking "do you want a chance at life, or do you want to die for sure right now?"