"Was it not the best proof that men everywhere where identical with one another that they could take each other's place?" (151).

I do not agree with this statement. People are unique. They have different backgrounds, different interests, different morals, and different aspirations. The case of Hoja and the narrator is unique and completely mind-boggling. Any two people can study and try to mimmick the other's lives, but that doesn't mean they can actually switch minds and souls. I'm still not sure what message the reader is supposed to get out of The White Castle. I'm still not completely sure if Hoja and the narrator switched places or even if they were the same person all along. I do know that their situation was unlikely and definitely not applicable to men everywhere.