Dagon is a god associated with fertility. These two women "shared the same bed" and "knew each other's tongues", so we can assume that they are in a homosexual relationship with one another and the expectations or desires of traditional family life are keeping them apart (Dagon).
"Alice believes that the bed must be haunted".... Alice does not think their problems have to do with their homosexuality. Perhaps she is very comfortable with it and is not as affected by messages from others. Alice is also the one who "painted her pale skin with the glowing green life from the ocean". She was fearless of Dagon.
However, Sarah, "not convinced" and "less superstitious" may be troubled to some degree by her relationship and may be the reason that the two girls keep getting distant. She is faced with some dilemmas regarding her familial urges in addition to her womanhood or femininity, "her blood flows doubtful and viscous". Even after the defeat Dagon ("trick him into a boiling spring"), they are not at peace. Perhaps they missed their chances to have children and regret doing so despite the fact that they spent so much energy pushing it away.
just want to chime in how while a desire to have children/a family seems to be strong in most people, & I understand the regret perhaps, but I think it is lame that even heterosexual couples who can't have children have split up over that. You shouldn't be getting married/in a relationship to have children--it's for the PERSON. if traditional family life breaks apart your relationship because you care more about that than the PERSON, than you are shit material & dont' deserve love. & In this day & age, there are options in regards to having a family anyway....
just want to chime in how while a desire to have children/a family seems to be strong in most people, & I understand the regret perhaps, but I think it is lame that even heterosexual couples who can't have children have split up over that. You shouldn't be getting married/in a relationship to have children--it's for the PERSON. if traditional family life breaks apart your relationship because you care more about that than the PERSON, than you are shit material & dont' deserve love. & In this day & age, there are options in regards to having a family anyway.
Dagon is a god associated with fertility. These two women "shared the same bed" and "knew each other's tongues", so we can assume that they are in a homosexual relationship with one another and the expectations or desires of traditional family life are keeping them apart (Dagon).
"Alice believes that the bed must be haunted".... Alice does not think their problems have to do with their homosexuality. Perhaps she is very comfortable with it and is not as affected by messages from others. Alice is also the one who "painted her pale skin with the glowing green life from the ocean". She was fearless of Dagon.
However, Sarah, "not convinced" and "less superstitious" may be troubled to some degree by her relationship and may be the reason that the two girls keep getting distant. She is faced with some dilemmas regarding her familial urges in addition to her womanhood or femininity, "her blood flows doubtful and viscous". Even after the defeat Dagon ("trick him into a boiling spring"), they are not at peace. Perhaps they missed their chances to have children and regret doing so despite the fact that they spent so much energy pushing it away.
just want to chime in how while a desire to have children/a family seems to be strong in most people, & I understand the regret perhaps, but I think it is lame that even heterosexual couples who can't have children have split up over that. You shouldn't be getting married/in a relationship to have children--it's for the PERSON. if traditional family life breaks apart your relationship because you care more about that than the PERSON, than you are shit material & dont' deserve love. & In this day & age, there are options in regards to having a family anyway....
just want to chime in how while a desire to have children/a family seems to be strong in most people, & I understand the regret perhaps, but I think it is lame that even heterosexual couples who can't have children have split up over that. You shouldn't be getting married/in a relationship to have children--it's for the PERSON. if traditional family life breaks apart your relationship because you care more about that than the PERSON, than you are shit material & dont' deserve love. & In this day & age, there are options in regards to having a family anyway.