If the Stand + Ford were animals/had spirit animals what do you think they'd be?
Stanley would be a goat.
Goats are historically animals that are viewed as sineaters. The term scapegoat comes from the Jewish tradition of when people would basically confer all their sins to a goat and then push it off a cliff, therefore ridding them of sin. I think that fits him very well. See also: sacrificial goat.
Goats also represent curiosity and resilience, but this is often clouded by negative reputation. People are nervous of them because they can come across as off-putting and wild. They're also very clever, crafty little things!
Ford would be a stag.
Stags are regal animals. Ford is very proud and dominant in his surface personality, very strong willed, to a fault. Stags are leaders. They're domineering and possessive. They also represent a link between the spiritual world and the living. They're sort of in-between creatures. They have this connection with the supernatural and they walk the line of both worlds.
On top of that, stags are trophies. Hunters kill them, both for pleasure and for status. They're the trophy of Kings. People will mount their heads on the wall and point it out to everyone who comes into their home, regaling them with the stories of how they 'bravely' shot down a defenceless animal in its prime; as though they should be lauded for that. It's about what the stag brings for them--power.
I think you can see where I'm going with that one.
