I'm inclined to believe that both elements were employed. Charlie/Hoyt probably had a mental disorder. Leatherface probably did as well besides the physical deformed features. (Ie the wearing of the mask). In the original 1974 film Drayton Sawyer played by the late Jim Seidow had schizophrenia. I'd rather the family be evil and leave it at that. As much as I enjoy movies like Chainsaw, Halloween, etc I don't really like when the filmmakers employ the mentally unstable card.
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Reply by tmdb43737777
on October 26, 2018 at 1:03 AM
More out of survival. The one who played Mae said she saw her character as being a surviver of the great depression and wanted to show the lengths people go through to make it. So she was doing what she always done.