Eeveelover14 t1_j1xfwq7 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 2:50 AM

Reply to comment by IllMembership1323 in My brother lives in the basement. by [deleted]

From my understanding the pov is from a younger child, with the older brother being host to some sort of parasite that's slowly taking over his body.

IllMembership1323 t1_j1xj149 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 3:15 AM

That makes sense, considering he basically turns into a monster at the end. (The older brother, I mean).

Eeveelover14 t1_j1xkz6w wrote on December 28, 2022 at 3:31 AM

I think by the end the brother is gone and his body is just a puppet for the parasite.

Why the father was willing to kill it. His son was gone and all that was left was a parasite defiling his corpse.

IllMembership1323 t1_j1xlsmx wrote on December 28, 2022 at 3:37 AM

Kinda weird how the older brother was kept in the basement though for the parasite to have in the first place…or maybe they didn’t mean that to happen.

Idk.

I like your explanation! Makes much more sense now.

Eeveelover14 t1_j1xo3k0 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 3:56 AM

I don't think they tossed him in to get infected, think he was locked up because he was infected. Brother appeared to lose control and get violent, father had bruises and he didn't want his sister to get too close.

Plus no idea if it would/could spread to the others meant isolation was the safest option for everyone involved.