[UA] Cloudbusting and an archetype

[Nick Wedig]

> There always seems to be some enormous
>sacrifice involved, though.  Merlin was entrapped, Obi
>Wan ate lightsaber, the Pied Piper dissapeared into a
>mountain, and Gacy was jailed.  Yet, they still
>influenced -even communicated- with their, um,
>charges? Victims? afterward.  I don't know about
>Wonka, though. 

I realized the other day why I love so much the idea of the Comte being like Willy Wonka.  Wonka is this strange figure that no one ever sees, who's hugely more knowledgeable and powerful than the children introduced to his realm.  And more powerful than the adults, which for a child means he's very, very powerful.  He has absolute control over this bizarre realm of wonder, but has a dark side quite clear at times (the boat ride and his tantrum near the end).  All these match how I see the Comte treating all people like adults treat children, because they all are so much younger and innocent than he is.

How that relates the First and Last Man to this other archetype, I dunno.

Mr. teapot
big brother

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