Talk:Dogscape/@comment-7712458-20140514154542/@comment-4816177-20140525021355

This is just my interpretation, I don't know the artists thoughts, but I don't think the protaganist is supposed to be likable. I think he's supposed to be the result of a broken husk of a human being doing everything he can to survive in a warped and lethal landscape. The fact that upon seeing a woman he acts so unspeakably is a testament to the fact that the dogscape has stripped from him every fragment of humanity he once possessed. He's a wild animal who's nature is synonymous with its existence. You aren't supposed to sympathize with him, you're supposed to feel horrified at the state of humanity in this new world.

That said, the fact that the story portrays rape at all could be considered immoral, and I wouldn't argue with you if you said that it was offensive. I still find value in the work as a piece of creative horror, it chills me to even briefly imagine what it would be like to live in that terrible world, and that's a feeling that i actively seek, it's the reason I'm here. Why? Maybe it's to feel more secure in this world. Maybe it's because i'm so placated in my life that I want to feel faux danger. Who knows, I got what I was coming for though, so the story gets a firm 10/10 from me. It's hard to craft such an effective image of raw horror. Lovecraft is great, but he relies heavily on mystery and suspense to captivate, and although it makes for a good read, it doesn't leave me feeling fulfilled in the same way that dogscape has.