Norman Osbourne is explicitly a piece of shit and a big part of Harry's future motivation is the unfulfilled desire to please his overbearing dad. You could argue that it was the serum that made him bad but i think there's a pretty clear divisor between the "original" Norman and the Goblin and that the Thanksgiving outburst belonged to the former.
I thought by thanksgiving dinner, the real Norman was also already turning into the goblin. He was using his evil voice. By the end of the film, he could turn sympathetic Norman on and off to suit him. Norman was overbearing checking Harry's house twice a week, it's true. But he was shown as mostly kind and thoughtful. The text of this film is rich and there's a lot going on, but the greedy green goblin businessman is definitely a moral.
Norman Osbourne is explicitly a piece of shit and a big part of Harry's future motivation is the unfulfilled desire to please his overbearing dad. You could argue that it was the serum that made him bad but i think there's a pretty clear divisor between the "original" Norman and the Goblin and that the Thanksgiving outburst belonged to the former.
I thought by thanksgiving dinner, the real Norman was also already turning into the goblin. He was using his evil voice. By the end of the film, he could turn sympathetic Norman on and off to suit him. Norman was overbearing checking Harry's house twice a week, it's true. But he was shown as mostly kind and thoughtful. The text of this film is rich and there's a lot going on, but the greedy green goblin businessman is definitely a moral.
hmm, i thought the Thanksgiving scene was earlier in the film until now. now i can see it being argued both ways.