Talk:Give It Everything/@comment-25170312-20160701210951/@comment-28266772-20160701213544

Sorry if it's obtuse - I wouldn't be embarassed. Sometimes when I try and err on the side of caution without giving too much away I can end up just being awkward. To help clarify James is just a friend who doesn't have a role in the story, other than the person who gets the emails - his prison sentence isn't relevant to the plot other than giving a reason for why the main character doesn't physically speak to his closest friend, but resorts to emails instead. It's just a plot device.

And Sam is just compelled to behave in a certain way because of the dog - what he says and does once the dog arrives is exclusively to serve the dog/torment the main character. Daddy's misbehaviour counts as whatever the dog doesn't like. The dog is weaning its way into the man's life, distancing him from his son, and ex-wife. Whatever the dog is, it's not a real dog. It's just a thing that exists to consume everything in someone's life. Once its eaten, it moves on, and some other poor bastard ends up with it on their doorstep.

Hope this clears things up. Thanks for your feedback!