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I guess Todd was the coyote/wolf in disguise. Dennis, being tricked into loving him, couldn’t deal with the guilt of the sheep (representing purity) being killed by Todd—therefore leading him to k*lling himself.

what i think, dennis is meant to not trust anything, only the sheep, which sheep symbolize purity, innocence, and righteousness. Todd comes along, a wolf in sheep’s clothing (but in human clothing in this story), and Dennis falls in love with him. Think of the bible and adam and eve, todd is the serpent that tricks eve into eating the apple. Todd wasn’t real, not as a human but rather a monster not to be trusted, temptation itself.

So why does Dennis trust Todd and even fall in love with him? we can gather that Dennis is extremely alone, he does this job and becomes desperate for a connection. He’s also never experienced love, as he says at the end. His lonely and vulnerable state is perfect for Todd to exploit, he’s easy to tempt and falls right in the trap. Dennis ignored all red flags, the warning from his boss, the disappearance of Todd, and the death of the first sheep because he’s so desperate for this connection. Rose tinted glasses makes it hard to see what’s real and Dennis is completely misguided, almost blissfully ignorant. He chooses temptation, he chooses love and it costs him his life.

This isn’t a love story, but a tragedy, and a warning about temptation and obsession. Who are the people we love, can we trust them and our judgement of the people we seem to know best? What happens when we fall in a trap, and fall too deep at that?