i really believe that discussing the character with someone who shares ur interpretation is the closest u can get to modern day philosophy. we are like plato and aristotle but talking about a fictional guys trauma
a "slab" is such a classic shape for so many things. you cannot go wrong with a slab, be it of ribs, marble, bacon, salmon, wood, stone. and dont even get me started on a "dollop"
you never know what someone is going through. for instance i didnt know i was going through anything until about 2 years later. i thought i was just chilling