Confusion: A Central theme throughout the White Castle

Although the theme of confusion is ever-present throughout the entire book, the climax of the confusion begins at the end of Chapter 10, on page 145. "We exchange clothes without haste and without speaking. I gave him my ring and the medallion I'd managed to keep from him all these years". This change of clothes makes the possibility of identifying the narrator in Chapter 11 nearly impossible. Despite the utter confusion, there lie hints that suggest the narrator could be either Hoja or the narrator from previous chapters. For example, on page 147, the author writes, "once or twice when the sovereign had wanted to speak of him, he realized the subject didn't attract me at all". Before the narrator and Hoja changed clothes, it would appear that this quote would be coming from Hoja's mouth because Hoja does possess some jealousy towards the narrator, and doesn't like talking about him. However because the narrator and Hoja changed clothes, this identification exists only as a speculation because there does not exist any concrete evidence to confirm this fact. Another quote that confuses the reader comes from p. 155, "and perhaps most of all I loved Him with the stupid revulsion and stupid joy of knowing myself". This quote, if it was possible to identify from whose mouth it came, would have the ability to clear up a bulk of the confusion that is present throughout the final chapter.