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Baby Spirit Tulip
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Well, let's see. Harold's little speech there implied that love joins souls together. And Nelson talked about what he'd done as something that would preserve what they loved. But he also talked about preserving happiness, which isn't quite the same thing. And... carnal speech seems related to love somehow? Or strong emotion. The intent of what Nelson did was to preserve the things he loved and liked.
I've been wondering if feelings are what tie the town together. Strong emotion, caring about things. Most of the people here don't have anything in the rest of the world they really care about, or they did but they "burned" that connection somehow. Cletus might have been able to leave because he cared for his duty or the cause or whatnot. Maybe Angela would be able to leave? Whereas Sally's dad might have disappeared because no-one here cared about him enough in the right way any more.
Anyway, the monsters. A few possibilities. First, not to kill them. Just trap them, maybe have someone keep an eye on them so they don't do the spooky vanishing thing. One of them did seem to react to the "false witness" comment from Chuck, maybe if we had a theologian or religious philosopher they could be convinced of something, but I don't think we have any of those. Maybe someone could find some passages in scripture about... not being a monster? Or against specific bad things the monsters want to do. Quoting at them might slow them down, at least. It'd be interesting to examine how their religious feelings affect them. Like, have they ever 'worked' on a Sunday or church holiday?
Second, maybe it's your classic improper burial scenario? Don't know what Susanna did with the bodies when she murderized them the first time. Maybe dropping them in a hole and also giving them a funeral would work. Or maybe they need to be interred in holy ground?
Third, Harold implied that if part of Cletus' body was brought to the well, he'd be free. Why? Does he need to be rejoined with Lorraine, and she's down there? But her ghost, presumably her soul, shows up in the Plath house. Is there something special about the well that can undo how people are bound here?
Fourth idea; if people are bound to the town by love or other strong emotion (Nelson might have intended love, but maybe hate or something else works as well for some reason? "Love to hate", maybe?), then maybe the monsters are bound here by something they feel strongly about, or something that feels strongly about them.
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