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** The Visit- Study Question 6 **  The scene at the railway station is significant as it acts as the apex of both Ill's suspicions and the townspeople's motives. As of this, these points also bring about the beginning of the changing point in Ill's mindset.  Initially, this scene acts as the point where Ill takes action according to his suspicions, deciding to leave the town and escape. His decision shows that he suspects the townspeople of planning to kill him, to the point where he would willing leave his hometown of around 70 years. This fact shows the depth of his suspicion of the townspeople, a issue that is built upon the through the scenes before as the townspeople become slowly richer and more hostile. The bewildered tone of his voice, the simple one line statements all build upon his growing suspicion of the townspeople's motives which slowly culminate into the final moments where Ill falls to his knees sand collapses, claiming 'I am lost'.  To the audience, this scene emphasizes the collective hostility that the townspeople, perhaps subconsciously, display towards Ill. This show of their motives is collective due to the fact that Ill notes the whole town had come to see him off and also how no one individual explicitly reaches out to restrain Ill, the whole town acts as one barrier blocking Ill from the train. In many ways, the calm and matter of fact manner of the townspeople add to the eeriness of the scene, a direct contrast to Ill's panic.