Hi Henry,

I suppose I was interested in "What you were trying to say".

I can follow the plot. It's more the theme/meaning I was wondering about. Dustin's interpretation about subconscious fears is interesting, but kind of undermined by the suggestion the Hag is targetting the woman as well.

I also couldn't work out the connection between this story line and the Watergate affair.

Rick.

Quoted from Scar Tissue Films Hi Henry, I suppose I was interested in "What you were trying to say". I can follow the plot. It's more the theme/meaning I was wondering about. Dustin's interpretation about subconscious fears is interesting, but kind of undermined by the suggestion the Hag is targetting the woman as well. I also couldn't work out the connection between this story line and the Watergate affair. Rick.

Rick,

It's just a little story.  I didn't set out to invest it with meaning or theme.

I did add certain details to create a  psychological atmosphere  in a particular place (an island) at a specific time (June 1973).

Everybody was listening or watching the hearings then. When Ronald shows up at Edith's house, she is otherwise occupied in the bedroom. Listening to the hearings, she says. Or was there something else going on, too?

In a now-deleted line, Senior refers to "Richard Nixon caught in that building." It's clearly not true, but this is how (urban)  legends are born. Senior's comment comes right after Hektor's recounting of another urban legend -- John Dillinger's body part (supposedly preserved in a medical museum in Washington D.C.), which also is not true.

As for Dustin's interpretation, I can see why you think it's undermined when the Hag ends up with Edith. But keep in mind that Edith has the same fear of commitment as Ronald.

Thanks for asking.

Henry