Lecter's manner in 'reviving' himself in the Memphis ambulance, suggests an attempt at something resembling a resurrection.
In part 32 of the analysis, it was established that Lecter (representing a personification of Satan/the evil hermaphroditic Jews) has as his goal, to 'convert' Starling from a holy agent to a 'real woman', i.e., an ordinary human being, in the event that she defeats Gumb. It's more accurate to say that the purpose of the psychoanalysis Lecter has been doing on Starling, is to create such a 'situation' within Clarice's psyche: she is to believe that killing Gumb will make her a complete woman. However, as stated earlier, Lecter is ultimately hoping that Starling will meet her death at Gumb's hands.
The fact is that Lecter originally had as his goal, that Gumb would finish the skin suit, and that he and Gumb would then share in an 'evil kingdom' that the formation of the suit would represent. But even though Starling defeats Gumb, Lecter still has the advantage, for upon defeating Gumb, Starling has become an 'ordinary' human being, so Lecter will no longer have to contend with her as a holy agent once he escapes from prison.
This completes the 'abstract' analysis phase 1, which consists of parts 20-33.
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