Stripes, anyone?

So I've been having my own Ben/Lost marathon over the weekend. You know, the kind where I only watch scenes with my fave character Ben in them? Well, I noticed something reaaaaalllllly interesting: Ben wears a lot of stripes.

Now, it may mean nothing. It may be that the wardrobe manager likes stripes. But (and this is a big but), I think it has more to do with the character. The few times he doesn't wear stripes are either off island or when he's literally a prisoner (in the hatch during season 2 or once he's placed under Locke's authority in season 4). Even his pajamas are striped! And we're talking those vertical stripes that remind me of prison bars.

Which brings me to what I think it means: Ben may be the leader of the Others, but he feels trapped by Jacob's authority. Those prison bars are in some way restricting and controlling him.

Just a thought.

Or I could be reading waaaayyyy too much into this.

You decide.