So did the father - the Eskimo man who died - spiritually inhabit the monster?
I took it as he was some sort of tribal shaman or spiritual leader?? And that he was training his daughter to take over one day??
And that maybe the ‘monster’ is just honoring them?
Does knowing the answers from the book count as spoilers?
Yes - GTFO! LoL. j/k (but please don't spoil it)
To gmillerdrake, that is an interesting take I had not considered. Here is where I think that theory might break down a little. There was some discussion around the way the remains of the Eskimo man were handled. (BTW, I do think your observation that he was a shaman or spiritual leader is spot on.) Didn't the doctor observe that it was being done outside of tradition? Of course, while he was voicing his concerns, the body was sent down the hole into the ocean.
I'll have to go back and watch it again, but something to the notion that his soul will not leave the earth if his remains are not properly put to rest. That is why I wondered if his spirit joined the monster and then why the monster visited the daughter and she was not only not harmed, but was given a seal for food. His soul is now harnessing the monster to be used in revenge and to protect his daughter.
I realize I could totally have this wrong and probably do!