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What was the significance of the glass on the floor?

Robert Moss It could be that the author, Pete Dexter, chose to demonstrate just how crazy Paris becomes over the course of the story.
Paris puts two locks on the …moreIt could be that the author, Pete Dexter, chose to demonstrate just how crazy Paris becomes over the course of the story.
Paris puts two locks on the front door of his house. Dexter makes note of this, he even has characters comment on it because most people in the book have only one lock on their front door, and they often leave their doors unlocked. Paris also removes the lock from Hanna's bedroom, but he never locks his own bedroom.
There are easier ways for Paris to tell if anyone came into his room, or to prevent people from coming in in the first place. For Paris to go to the trouble (and expense) to haul so many panes of glass to place on the floor of his bedroom (and, later, his hotel room) shows that Paris has lost his mind. The glass also proves not to be effective. Hanna quickly discovers that she can walk on the glass in her socks and not leave footprints.
Paris cannot discern reality, and that's why he does the things he does. (less)

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