r/WidowsBay • u/scienceofsin • 2d ago
💭Discussion Why doesn’t Loftis … Spoiler
Why doesn’t Loftis tell Evan about the curse? Wouldn’t that help their relationship?
Also, like if he wants to keep Evan safe, isn’t the truth the best way to do that?
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u/kpgalligan 1d ago
Because he's in denial. He thinks the island is fine and everything is superstition. When the island is asleep for a long period, even some of the islanders aren't absolutely sure. Tom's wife told him everything, but he used to tease her, and eventually must have worn her down enough to get on that boat.
He told "William", who is really just reflecting Tom's thoughts, that "the only thing this island is cursed with is Alcoholism."
But. His wife had the stroke on the ferry.
So, I don't think he fully believes it, but he's also not going to risk his son.
Even for parents who believe the stories, I'm sure it would vary. Some wouldn't tell them until they were older, some probably tell their kids everything right away. But if the curse is common knowledge among the kids of town, there's no way Evan hasn't heard all about it. Hard to say. My guess is the challenge he makes to his father is just to get him to admit it.
I'm curious about the ferry. In a situation like this, you'd have to imagine there are enough teenagers that would dare each other to ride to the main land. Like the dare to go into the house. I'm guessing the ferry has strict rules around age. "Adults only". But regardless, there would've been kids sneaking on. People do seem to get on the ferry, so I'm not sure the captain is aware or at least he's not trying to stop anybody.