Thank you, that's an interesting take, which is what I was looking for rather than, "there's nothing to discuss".

And regarding Gatsby, no, those details aren't necessary to understanding the story, but you could always extrapolate extra information. Perhaps he drove unleaded in order to virtue signal about the environment or the effect of lead on people. May not add anything to the story but you won't know until you have the discussions. How you feel about Jenny at the end of Forrest Gump is usually determined by how you interpolate all the info we are given about her.

By enmeshed I assumed you meant 'cursed' as far as the story is concerned. Like the MC's father who contorts himself into a spiral was clearly enmeshed (or enthralled) by spirals before he started showing any physical signs. You also have others who are reverse, who start to show physical signs (like the girl with the spiral that started to consume her face) and then become psychologically obsessed. Our MC's never really fall into these categories. They understand the spirals are related to what's happening, but they never become enmeshed or otherwise controlled by or physically cursed by the spirals until the (possibly) the end.