#28 Peg (2006)- Sam Shaw
OK, this is an odd one.
At first it seems like a melancholy story about a young couple failing
at marriage after 3 years. “Peg” is a made up fling he creates to make his wife
jealous and hopefully kick start a passionate renewal of their relationship.
He’s dis-illusioned, she’s closed off, etc. Sure, we’ve seen this before, but
then it takes a wild turn to the bizarre and gory.
While out for a walk deciding whether to actually pursue
cheating on his wife instead of just pretending to, he comes across a car
accident that left the driver decapitated. Feeling helpless himself to do
anything useful at such a scene, he couldn’t stop himself from staring at the
severed head. Approaching the head, he
looked at its face for a sign of what to do:
“its as if the head had something to impart to him.”
So he takes the head with him…yup. Suddenly it seems that our protagonist is a
psychopath. I realized it might be time
to start reading with a different mindset.
I’m sure I can come up with some parallel or link to what the head
represents…his failed relationship, the disappointment in himself. But really I
think he’s just carrying around a severed head.
Well, Mr. Shaw…you have my attention, this wasn’t exactly a
home run, but it was memorable. I’ll look for more to read from you.
Notable Passage: I didn’t find anything to post here…but did
I tell you that the main character carried around a severed head?!
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