Rope
Since Eddie appears to be quite the cowboy, and he's super controlling (like, so much so that he tries to bend reality to what he wants it to be), it seems appropriate that he ends up showing off h...
Alcohol
There are a couple of references to being "on the wagon" in the play, and they definitely seem to be part of a larger metaphor for quitting bad habits generally—you know, like incest. May mention...
The "Picture" of Barbara Mandrell
Both the Old Man and Eddie seem to want to live in their own little alternate realities, which they can shape or define however they please. The Old Man seems to be the true champ of this tendency,...