Three Skeleton Key Quotes

“What goes around, comes around.” This is a commonplace quote that we have all heard at least once in our lives, and it relates to many aspects of life. Not to mention, it also relates to our outlook on life. For example, if you have a negative outlook, you will receive a negative outcome. The story “Three Skeleton Key” by George Toudouze mentions a Breton in the lighthouse by the name of Le Gleo. His outlook on life is pessimistic, he jumps to conclusions, is easily frightened, and loses hope easily. This would later seal his fate, when he eventually lost hope and went insane.
Even at the start of the story, Le Gleo is much weaker in the mind than the other men at the lighthouse. This is first displayed when he reacts to the mysterious ship by panicking and asking if it is a mythical ship. On page 51, it reads,“What do you mean, chief?” Le Gleo had started, turning to the Basque. “Are you saying that she’s the Flying Dutchman?”” Instead of staying calm and sensible, Le Gleo jumps to conclusions, and panics.
Moving on, a few days after the rats surrounded the lighthouse, Le Gleo begins having nightmares.
Still, the men with positive outlooks did not go insane. On page 57 it is written, “Le Gleo, who was in as bad a state (and so was I, for that matter ), stared at the chief and me vacantly, started as his gaze swung to the multitude of rats against the glass, then suddenly began laughing horribly: “Hee! Hee! Three Skeletons! Hee! Hee! The Three Skeletons are now six skeletons! Six Skeletons!”” This also shows Le Gleo has lots hope and believes that the three men will die just like the three escaped convicts who had died on the island before them. In addition, this proves his outlook on difficult situations is very pessimistic. When the men are finally rescued, Le Gleo is completely mad and is put in an asylum in France. (Page