Let’s talk about this for a minute. It’s been weighing heavy on my mind ever since I realized that this was Guzma’s home where he grew up, and it only bugs me more the more I see people saying that Guz is the one who bent them over his father, which I actually really disagree with, and I’ll explain why.
Golf clubs in media/storytelling are always there to symbolize one of two things: a business man, or in the case of bent ones, a grown man with anger issues.
You’d see it frequently in older sitcoms and cartoons like the Flintstones or Donald Duck. The iconic image of a character losing his temper when he misses the hole and beating his golf club against the ground in a slapstick fashion.
The major point I want to make is that they are never used to represent angry children. What do angry children get as representation? Broken, disfigured toys, highlights of temper tantrums, but never dented golf clubs.
I point you back to my other post about his trophies and the fact Guzma, himself was a really awesome kid back then. He was incredibly talented. He aspired. He was proud of his achievements as blatantly shown to us if we check the photos left of the bedroom door. These are not traits of an angry kid with a natural inclination towards violence.
I’m not saying that Guzma didn’t beat the shit out of his old man. Obviously he did. But somehow I doubt he used the golf clubs. That’s just not what they were put there to suggest.
They’re there specifically to show that his father was a very angry man. That, if you didn’t gather that alone from his talk of “trying to set him straight”, he was very abusive. He was probably the kind of parent who’d say if the trophy’s not gold it’s garbage, breaking his son down by refusing to see his achievements as anything other than failures.
Guzma was a good boy. But the key word there is “was” because even good boys are bound to snap if pushed too far.
. Edit: People are wondering where this is so… This is the house on Route 2, which is confirmed Guzma’s as you’ll find him here post game.
