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What was the point of Scrooge's trip with the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come? On a structural level, it makes sense--three is the fairy tale number, and you can't visit the past and present without also including the future--but on a character level, it doesn't quite seem necessary. Showing a man that he'll die alone, unloved, and unmourned seems like the strategy you take as the last-ditch effort to convince a guy that he needs to change his ways. But that situation doesn't apply to Scrooge. He started softening immediately after he first arrived in his past. By the time he finished with the Ghost of Christmas Present, he was fully onboard with the need to reform, so the Ghost's vision of his future seems like unnecessary cruelty. Why show him all this when he was already planning to change his ways?
A few things come to mind. One is that this vision of the future wouldn't have affected Scrooge unless he had already changed his ways. A cold, hard businessman could have seen his lonely death as just the way of the world, might have viewed the people who stole the clothes from his corpse as just people doing what's practical in this world. He needed to relearn the value of the intangibles--human connection, respect for others--to see the true horror of the lonely death and the vultures who defiled the dead man.
But why the horror? Can't he reform without being threatened with doom? It's possible--but it's also possible such a reform would be temporary. After all, Scrooge started as a friendly, loving young man, but retreated into himself and his business out of fear of poverty and fear of the way the world looks down upon poor people. Even if a reformed Scrooge started on a course of Christmas charity, there was always a chance that the enthusiasm would fade, and the worldly fears would start creeping back in. The only way to beat those fears is to give him something to fear that's even worse than poverty. He needs to see the horrible end that his selfish ways would lead to, so he won't be tempted to slide back into them.
There's also the fact that seeing his death makes him ecstatically happy to find that he's alive after the Ghost is gone. Had Scrooge been spared the vision of his future, he might have been happy to find himself on Christmas Day, but his joy would have been nowhere near the manic glee he experiences after coming back from the future. Now, he doesn't just get a new start--he gets a second chance. Coming back from his own grave makes him mindful of his death, but it also makes him hyperaware of the fact that he's still alive. He isn't in the ground yet. He still has time to do good and make connections with others so he doesn't die alone.
Seeing the past reminded him of the innocence he'd lost. Seeing the present reminded him of the people whose lives he was missing out on. Seeing the future reminded him that death is waiting, so it's important to live virtuously while we can. All three are important because all three brought him outside of himself and taught him to value the wider world, just in time to live through another Christmas Day.
#a christmas carol#charles dickens#once again i've ponderously worked my way to the explicitly stated moral of the story#but i had to work my way there because stave 4 left me unsettled#had i been scrooge that trip probably would have squashed any desire i had to reform#the ghost *doesn't say* whether or not the future can be changed#what if this is just proof he's doomed no matter what so why bother changing?#fortunately scrooge was much better than i was about logic#namely: no reason to show him this future if it *can't* be changed#the point of these ghosts is to save him from marley's fate#plus we did have the ghost of christmas present's implications that future shadows can be changed#it's kind of interesting when you step back from familiar stories that just go this way because it's how they're supposed to go#and really dig into 'wait a minute. why did it go like this?'#it usually winds up with me figuring out that the writer knew what they were doing#but it's also nice to see the scaffolding that got us to the story
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In all seriousness, I feel like I am being taunted by the memory of that dog movie. Tell me why this just appeared on my recommended.
#If I had to see so do you#I'm in the 5 stages of grief#Marley & Me I hate you#damian wayne#dc#dc comics#batfamily#batfam#dc rp
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anon requested Owen Wilson + kisses 😘
#owen wilson#marry me#shanghai knights#the royal tenenbaums#the minus man#you me and dupree#marley & me#midnight in paris#bliss#the life aquatic with steve zissou#the big year#THE MAN THAT HE IS 👀#such a beautiful tragedy to see others living your dream 😔💖#the struggle was so real to get any of these in remotely the same brightness to appease my brain asdlkjdflkdk#and ty again!! i'd been saving up to celebrate a potential url change but this helps me accept all the canon owen urls being taken lol#owenwilsonedit#movieedit#onscreenkisses#dianagifs
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Hawkeye is being overdramatic when he says 'would you hold me and let me die in your arms or would you let me lie there and bleed' (probably in part because he's still coming down from a manic episode and has been extra intense this episode, and in part because he's Hawkeye and Hawkeye is often overdramatic), but BJ's overly literal response is bizarre because he's either willfully ignoring what Hawkeye's saying and refusing to engage with his actual point, thereby proving Hawkeye's point (even if you can't do something to change a situation you can still be emotionally available, except you never are) or he's just totally misunderstanding what Hawkeye's talking about somehow and thinking Hawkeye is being literal in some way?
Honestly Mike Farrell's delivery there is v strange to me too lol, because he sounds genuinely confused and freaked out but idk how you can miss Hawkeye's point man, the context is very clear, and if you're not used to Hawkeye's occasional overdramatics by now... Like him taking Hawk's line weirdly literally might work if it was in a casually dismissive way, like 'shut up lol you're not dying' but that wasn't the vibe.
I wonder if he's meant to be more disturbed than he otherwise might be because of Hawkeye's recent manic episode, projecting his feelings about that and running away again? Or maybe that's more like a convenient excuse to himself, because ofc he doesn't want to talk about his emotional constipation? idk.
#mashbrainrot's tags made me think about this further but idk if you actually want a discussion lol so i'm not tagging u or anything#also i just need more excuses and prompts to talk about mash tbh#marley on mash#ship hb#bj mash
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AYYYYYY STARLIGHT EXPRESS OC TIME!!!!!!
Meet Mable and Marley, the abandoned train car twins!! They live with Belle and Poppa in the freight yard :)))
More about them under the cut!!
….so I don’t know trains. I know net zero about trains. I knew I wanted to do something vague and fun with them, so I just looked up “place I live” + “abandoned train” and found a blog from a couple years ago about an abandoned train someone found in the woods!!!!
That’s why their names don’t match their title, no one knows what their original make or model was.
-Mable is definitely the more serious twin of the two, as she really wants to get back on the tracks. She hates not knowing much about herself, but has resolved herself to be the best that she can despite this
-Marley is definitely more easygoing, more cheerful, and overall more content to chill in the freight yard with Belle. He’s made peace with his mysteriousness.
-Both of them barely leave the yard, because when they do train (HA) they do it closer to home, so they get their gossip from Rusty. Marley is probably a bitttt of a Greaseball fanboy at heart, and Mable thinks she could beat GB in a race and vows to do so whenever he’s brought up
#whoohoo more OCs!!! this is crazy!!#I completed these drawings between the hours of 10pm to 1am so uh. not my best work#however I love them with all my heart#Mable my beloved#I’ll probably do better sketches later#BROSKIS i could not for the life of me design Marley’s bottom half I spent ages trying to figure it out#eventually I asked one of my friends who said ‘bitch just give him the same skirt’#to which I replied with ‘that is a splendid and spectacular idea. I shall put you in my will’#anyhow I love these two idiots so much#there’s def some design inspiration from Belle in the outfits bc honestly#Belle the sleeping car should marry me rn#sorah’s silly scribbles#stex oc#starlight express#stex#also everyone go watch great Comet rn
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#puts ps i love you on and they're weeping#marley and me not a chance#don't get him started on moulin rouge
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I FORGOT I MADE THIS LIKE?? last year i think?? a little over a year ago actually. I'm not a Hades guy but I did like this fucker so have my bad art 👍
j jesus cheist………… im think im dying 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
#ok Marley please PLEASE you have to keep drawing. you have to do this for me#your style fits ZAGREUS SO WELL#im genuinely unwell seeing this#omg he is PERFECT!!!!!!!!! 😍😍😍😍🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭#how could you not post this omg it’s so good fr 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭#Zagreus#hades game#ITS SO GOOD YOU HAHE TO KEEP DRAWING#KEEP DRAWING OMG
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can you imagine being a little twee simon and garfunkel fan in the late 60s and then buying your new vinyl at the record store and hearing mrs. robinson for the first time in your own home. i would’ve fallen over backwards
#i don't know if i've ever mentioned this--and i dont even remember why this is the case--but mrs. robinson was one of the first songs#that i ever knew in this lifetime. like. when youre a little tiny baby and youre barely aware what music is#and you know the words to the chorus of at most like 15 songs. mrs. robinson was one of those songs and i dont remember why or how#probably my father? he's also the reason that i knew the beatles when i was that young too#he also played a lot of bob marley and elvis. we used to have little dance parties in the living room after watching shrek every night#where he'd play his music. but i cant think mrs. robinson was one of those songs? its NOT a dance song#(i can try though. you cant stop me)#text post#simon and garfunkel#but yes this also does mean allstar by smash mouth was also one of those first primordial songs on my consciousness#mrs. robinson really though is such a beautiful and clever song im never gonna be over it#simon and garfunkel is one of those few bands where their most famous song arguably deserves that status in their discography#altho that did get a little different after i watched the graduate as a teenager lol#but the song. didn't slap any less naturally. it just had a new association#also fun fact i don't know at what age i learned that mrs. robinson was by simon and garfunkel#at least until i was like 10 i thought it was by the beatles?
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it’s been six years and i still miss him.
“Homesick”, Silas Denver Melvin // ??? // Marley and Me (2008) // Frankenweenie (2012) // Roman epitaph for a dog // Corpse Bride (2005)
#i’m sorry i let you down buddy#i hope you felt loved#dogs#pets#animals#grief#dealing with grief#web weaving#silas denver melvin#marley and me#frankenweenie#corpse bride#tim burton
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#you guys have been asking when things will be posted#i looked at my work schedules and typed this up!#fic schedule#cherry flavored fic#marley and me fic#invisible string theory fic#ೀ mj speaks
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Fraser/Ray V for ship bingo
Bingo! We have a winner. This ship literally ticks almost all my boxes. They're so multi-faceted. I love them so much <3
Thanks for playing!
#ask game#ship bingo#replies#marley-manson#thanks for the ask!#mutuals#fraser/vecchio#they truly ate my brain and consumed my soul#due south#hm maybe i should've ticked i ship them despite canon#but i don't think canon really gets in the way that much for me#they have a good amount of subtextual support imo#oh and if you would also like them to bite each other#perhaps you'd be interested in checking out my new fic ;)
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Hiii spark if I were to draw something for you which character wojld you like it to be. NOOO REASON AT ALL AHAHAH nothing suspiciosu going on here . Smiles
Alright...... i suppose hypothetically if you were to make art for me... which youre totallyyyy not gonna do...
Heres my main 5 ocs + extras
Spark/Gold
Can be anthro
Cat creature
Very anxious/always worried
HUGEE tail. Size of her body or bigger
That is a shackle on her leg that she cant really get off. She hasnt tried
Dont think of the black parts as fur patterns as much as some sort of growth (thats why the overlap at the white parts is so spiky)
The orange yellow lineart is a strange glow in the story but ive done those since before i wrote the story
Gay for marley
Marley
Can be anthro
Calico
Almost always wearing her collar
Pretty confident
Very caring
Will kick ass
Gay for spark
Exes/besties with rusty
Rusty
Can be anthro
Axolotl serval capybara hybrid
Tail is actually pretty flat
Always wears the bow
Calm and relaxed
Suspicious of Puzzle
Very friendly
Somewhat quiet
Paws dont have fur
Paw pads are just black
Tongue is red, since i forgot to add that
Ash
Can be anthro
Cat
Eyes always have tear-like melting effect
Ears, eyes, nose, tongue, paw pads, claws, and blood change with emotions
Controls what emotions are shown with mask on
Always wears their bandana around their neck
Easily startled
Very smart
Worries a lot
Presents as carefree
Likes to help others
Very good friends with puzzle
Puzzle
Can be anthro
Dog
Two forms - demon and angel
Demon form (black) is in control 95% of the time
Tail is an entirely separate entity
Colors can be toned down if they hurt your eyes, would prefer them very vibrant
Very mischievous and generally somehwat evil
Always has either an angry, serious or (most often) mischievous face. Often smiling with almost angry eyes
Manipulative
Seems to actually somewhat like ash
Dislikes rusty more than the others
Eyes always half closed
Tail can talk, rarely does in front of others
Tail is always excited and/or happy
Tail never stops smiling
Puzzle and Tail can sleep
And then theres Ghost ofc
Not many notes to add really
Feather is preferred
Andddd Me!
Shapeshifter that can be literally anything. I mean anything. Objects, plants, animals, humans, other people, characters from whatever, anything. I could mimic you almost exactly, even.
Base form is the one pictured above tho.
Can wear any outfit that doesnt have sleeves too hight above the wrist or pants too high above the ankles. They are uncomfy and icky to me. Can also wear gloves and whatever shoes. Prefer boots. Very rarely wears stereotypically feminine clothes (dresses n whatnot)
Very sharp teeths and tongue usually
All of these guys represent me in some way! I love them all<333 you could use any of em for something id go "hey thas me!!!! :DDD"
Any questions just ask me in messages or my inboxxx
#asks#my art#my oc refs#hehehehe#feel free to use any of em if you want#dont worry too much about their personality or design being perfect either#i literally will never get mad for that#have fun~#anyone can use these btwwwww#furry#sfw furry#oc spark#oc marley#oc rusty#oc ash#oc puzzle#oc ghost#oc me
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YOU CAN PET THE DOG!
I would like to thank the ffxiv, ffxvi team, and Yoshi-P for knowing their audience.
#I love when you can pet the animal#let me pet all the animals#we’re a bunch of millennials raised on old yeller#and Marley and me#WERE GONNA WANNA PET THE DOG#ffxiv#torgal#ffxvi
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hate potter in the episodes where he's pissed off about something and terrorizes everyone about it, but i love hawkeye striding into his office, sitting on his desk, and pointedly telling him he's a great listener for anyone who wants to open up about their personal issues
#mash s8#marley on mash#mash#also i think last time i watched this ep i was annoyed that hawkeye wasn't trying to distract potter from the phone call to keep the cook#BUT tbf while 'cmon you know me better than that' is a stupid response for the writers to write since My Hawkeye absolutely would#and has gone behind colonel's backs to scheme and will do so again he also wouldn't offer to listen to potter's problems as a cheap#ploy to distract him - he'd be sincere about it. so i'm more forgiving this rewatch
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'' You know Will Ferrell stole Wedding Crashers.''
#this was so freakin hilarious#and only because Owen said Wes was his best friend#you got out acted by a dog#i T_T#besties on screen is the absolute best#and Owens look here#yes yes#Lost in London#woody harrelson#Owen Wilson#moviegifs#filmgifs#marley and me#my gifs#gif*#gifs
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