In Chapter 14 Ubik , what are some patterns?

Runciter is also living out his own desires, which is to save everyone's life and end up the hero. In this chapter, Joe shows Runciter he does not know what he is talking about. Runciter agrees with Joe but insists Runciter has saved Joe's life and would have saved the others as well if he was able to do so. Again Runciter's desire to be the hero blinds him to the truth. The reader may think this truth is that Pat is not responsible for the destruction of their lives, but by the end of the chapter, he already knows it is down to Jory. In fact in his desire to save everyone, Runciter blames Pat because he knows this will make sense to the others, and it is the only way they are likely listen. The truth, of course, is this just blinds everyone to Jory's role, which further points to the idea that Jory is controlling even the way people think, which foreshadows that Runciter is already in half-life.