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| Posted 4/24/2008 1:07 PM (GMT -5) | | erazmus said...
Yes, I just couldn't see the flamingo thing working out. Wouldn't all the crooks have the old lady surrounded then?
No, all the crooks are the pink plastic flamencos, who are now under some kind of gease to protect her house ;) Poetic justice there. They have to spend eternity not only looking terrible but acting to protect what they were going to damage originally, without any way to save themselves.
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I find it funny that everyone blames the sweet old lady who lives in the house for the flamingos. What if she doesn't know a thing about them? How about her lawn ornaments just like her and want to protect her? Afterall, she kind of has a sanctuary going for plastic flamingos.
That's what I assumed had to be the case once he didn't turn into a lawn ornament, I just thought it would give a dark twist to the story the other way.
The other problem is that, while I saw all sorts of foreshadowing and reason for him to turn into a flamenco, I am completely confused by what did happen to him. Did they eat him? If so, why didn't they shred his clothing? If he turned into fertlizer, why? There's not a hint in the story that would give a valid reason for that. The ending is very unsatisfying to me.
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The punk Ronnie is the kind of protag I like for horror and hardboiled crime. He is completely amoral and doesn't even realize it. He doesn't make the connection between his own Grandmother, who gave him the idea for his modus operendai, and Grandmothers in general. He has deliberatly chosen to prey on the weak, elderly poor. He never gives a thought to whether this makes him more loathsome than a guy who holds up convience stores or mugs joggers in the park. And you'll notice that he never considers joining the multitudes of area residents who actually work for a living.
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