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millie stabbing the slug- was there a hidden message in that?

posted 10 years ago by texxas-1
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If there was I didnt get it...

[–] imamaniac 10 years ago

Dunno, her innocence being lost maybe? I thought it was cruel :-/

[–] texxas-1 10 years ago

I assumed she stabbed it because she saw a slug crawling on the dead kids face, as if it was taking advantage of the fact he was dead.

[–] peccadillo 10 years ago

I felt like Millie killed the snail because she was grappling with her identity. She had just played a hand in killing another person, and in stabbing a harmless snail, she's testing herself, essentially asking "Is this the person I am now? Am I a killer?".

[–] ramcamcole 10 years ago

Probably to show how quickly and unexpectedly life can be lost. The snail is a metaphor for George.

[–] mikebourkefan 9 years ago

a lose of her innocence and toughening herself up

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