I'm sick of doomer posts and I want to laugh at hidden weird reactionary sentiments in children's books.

      • Z_Poster365 [none/use name]
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        2 years ago

        Yes. Children should be drowned in chocolate and stretched and juiced. Why can’t they just follow instructions?

        -posted from my Wonkaphone

        • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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          2 years ago

          Narratively, they provide a contrast to the plain and honest everyman character.

        • extremesatanism [they/them]
          hexagon
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          2 years ago

          It's not your fault that they don't truly appreciate the work you do as an entrepeneur. NTA.

          -sent with Wonkatalk

      • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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        2 years ago

        Child is arrogant and vain, and suffers for his arrogance and vanity. Though in the movie at least Mike doesn't seem to mind his fate at all and is thrilled to be on TV.

        If it helps, it's shown in the book explicitly that all other children survive their ordeal.

        • extremesatanism [they/them]
          hexagon
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          2 years ago

          Christian concepts of sin + punishment are dumb and stupid and I'm sick of pretending otherwise.

          The fact that they live actually makes it all the more horrifying because they have to live in a family that likely despises and hates them for their warped and strange appearance, and in a world full of people who likely will treat them as subhuman for the rest of their lives. Kids dying is dark but honestly way less dark then body horror.

          I don't really think anyone should suffer for arrogance or vanity. It's not really a personality flaw that manifests as much more then 'mildly annoying' unless they have power or wealth, in which case there tends to be lots of other issues with that in general.