Talk:Homer

How can we know Homer is lying "dead", after you complete the Homeless Sidequest? As far as I'm concerned, there's nothing that shows us that, right? Dreamysidro 13:02, June 12, 2012 (UTC)

No there isn't anything to suggest this for all we know he could just be sleeping! Hazardsfury 13:05, June 12, 2012 (UTC)

Sleeping or not, he appears to be incorporeal, while lying on the floor. Bullets won't hurt him, and you can walk through him like if he was a ghost. Dale Sunderland 19:11, July 12, 2012 (UTC)

On symbolism
Yeah, it is definitely a theory, but it was clearly labelled as such.

https://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/vermin

You will note that 2 out of the 3 definitions refer to vermin as parasitic and problematic for society. Homer says himself that rats are vermin, and encourages Murphy to think like one. Also note that Homer is implied to be a prisoner - people often regarded as parasitic (or at the very least, detrimental to the fabric of society). Furthermore, Homer does get Murphy to do all his work for him, in return all he does is unlock a door. I would call that a fairly parasitic relationship, even if in game the main function is content longevity and ease of exploration. Iunno, I was sort of thinking of adding similar explanations with other characters in the game. It ties in well with the (seemingly preferred) reading of Silent Hill as purgatory. But before I go ahead with any of this, first I thought there should be a discussion. So, what say you, fearless wiki contributors? Is this kind of speculation the kind of thing we want in our articles, or should we just cut it out entirely and leave the reading up to the individual in question? -- Murphy Pendleton  :D 


 * The reason I removed it was because it made a lot of assumptions. For example, there's no proof Homer means "vermin" in a parasitic way, or that him being "unable to help himself" is what led him to Silent Hill, or well... anything else. We also don't usually have symbolism section on character articles. If you want to re-try a more neutral version, feel free to make a Trivia section. — Alex Shepherd   ツ  17:41, July 24, 2016 (UTC)

How does that look? I tried to make it more neutral and cite more evidence. I know we don't usually have a symbolism section for characters, but maybe we should. In many ways, the protagonists, antagonists and supporting characters have just as much to say (and often more) about the game's themes as the monsters do. -- Murphy Pendleton  :D 

Homer Stance?
In Devil's pitstop you can see written by the menu "A warm welcome by Homer Stance" could this be the same Homer? maybe he got arrested due to peeping in on the women staying? USS Command (talk) 03:36, April 16, 2018 (UTC)