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* HenpeckedHusband: It's implied this is the relationship Mr. Fairfield Had with his first wife.
* HenpeckedHusband: It's implied this is the relationship Mr. Fairfield Had with his first wife.
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*AllAbusersAreMale: Subverted. [[spoiler:Mr. Fairfield is initially set up to be an abusive husband who killed his first wife. Both of those charges are revealed to be wrong: his wife was violent towards him and had a history of abusing their son, and it was his son (as Dampy) who killed his wife and pinned the blame on him.]]
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* HollywoodAutism: [[spoiler:The Fairfield's son is stated to be autistic. It's briefly mentioned that the entire story is from his viewpoint, which implies Dampy and Hooter are the sole manifestations of his personality]]
* LikeFatherLikeSon: [[spoiler:The personalities of Dampy and Hooter are based off of Mrs. Fairfield and Mr. Fairfield, respectively. Dampy gets Mr. Fairfield arrested after framing him for the murder of Mrs. Fairfield, just like Mrs. Fairfield would get Mr. Fairfield arrested after framing him for domestic abuse]]
* LikeFatherLikeSon: [[spoiler:The personalities of Dampy and Hooter are based off of Mrs. Fairfield and Mr. Fairfield, respectively. Dampy gets Mr. Fairfield arrested after framing him for the murder of Mrs. Fairfield, just like Mrs. Fairfield would get Mr. Fairfield arrested after framing him for domestic abuse]]
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* HollywoodAutism: [[spoiler:The Fairfield's son is stated to be autistic. It's briefly mentioned that autistic and interacts with the entire story world through his stuffed animals. Dampy and Hooter's characterizations are apparently the extent of his identity, as there is nothing in the narration (which is from his viewpoint, which implies Dampy and Hooter are perspective) that suggests a personality separate from the sole manifestations of his personality]]
stuffed animals]]
* LikeFatherLikeSon: [[spoiler:The personalities of Dampy and Hooter are based off of Mrs. Fairfield and Mr. Fairfield, respectively. Dampy gets Mr. Fairfield arrested after framing him for the murder of Mrs. Fairfield, just like Mrs. Fairfield would get Mr. Fairfield arrested after framing him for domestic abuse]]]]
* LikeFatherLikeSon: [[spoiler:The personalities of Dampy and Hooter are based off of Mrs. Fairfield and Mr. Fairfield, respectively.
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The title is a reference to, and the story is directly inspired by, Edward Lear's 1983 poem of the same name. Told from the perspective of two sentient stuffed animals who are in love with each other, The story follows their struggle to manage living in the abusive environment of the Fairfield household.
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The title is a reference to, and the story is directly inspired by, a dark reinterpretation of Edward Lear's 1983 poem of the same name. Told from the perspective of The main characters are two sentient stuffed animals who are in love with each other, animals: "Hooter", a timid and sensitive stuffed owl, and "Dampy", a jaded and solitary stuffed pussycat. The pair eventually fall in love, and the story follows their struggle to manage get married while living in the abusive environment of the Fairfield household.
household. Lear's poem exists in-universe and plays an important role in the plot.
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** [[spoiler:However, he only ever directs his anger at his son's stuffed animals, and never attacks his son directly. The "first" Mrs. Fairfield, by contrast, was apparently so abusive towards their son that the police had to get involved.]]
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** [[spoiler:However, he The reveal that Dampy and Hooter are actually inanimate objects whose personalities were imagined by Mr. Fairfield's son retroactively lessens the severity of his actions. Mr. Fairfield never shows aggression towards his son in the story, only ever directs his anger at his son's stuffed animals, and never attacks his son directly. The "first" animals.]]
**[[spoiler:The late Mrs. Fairfield, by contrast, wasapparently so abusive towards their her son that the police had to get involved.]]involved multiple times.]]
**[[spoiler:The late Mrs. Fairfield, by contrast, was
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* AlcoholicParent: Mr. Fairfield, Dampy and Hooter's "father", is required to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings after being arrested for driving under the influence. He hides the fact that he continues to drink while driving.
* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: In-Universe example. Mr. Fairfield's first wife would physically attack him and then call the police on him if he retaliated. This resulted in Mr. Fairfield being arrested twice.
* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: In-Universe example. Mr. Fairfield's first wife would physically attack him and then call the police on him if he retaliated. This resulted in Mr. Fairfield being arrested twice.
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* AlcoholicParent: Mr. Fairfield, Dampy and Hooter's "father", father, is required to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings after being arrested for driving under the influence. He hides the fact that he continues to drink while driving.
*Deutoragonist: The story equally focuses on Dampy and Hooter
* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: In-Universe example. Mr. Fairfield's first wife would physically attack him when she got drunk and then call the police on him if he retaliated. This resulted in Mr. Fairfield being arrested twice.
*Deutoragonist: The story equally focuses on Dampy and Hooter
* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: In-Universe example. Mr. Fairfield's first wife would physically attack him when she got drunk and then call the police on him if he retaliated. This resulted in Mr. Fairfield being arrested twice.
*FridgeBrilliance: [[spoiler:
*Narrator:** The narrator of the story describes actions mainly related to Dampy and Hooter, and also states the thoughts of only these two characters. It can be assumed that this story is told from point of view of a third person omniscient narrator. [[spoiler:However, it is actually told through the viewpoint of an in-universe character, the Fairfield's son, who knows both Dampy and Hooter's thoughts because he invented their personalities.]]
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** [[spoiler:The narrator of the story describes actions mainly related to Dampy and Hooter, and also states the thoughts of only these two characters. While it can first be assumed that this story is told from point of view of a third person omniscient narrator; it is actually told through the viewpoint of an in-universe character, the Fairfield's son, who knows both Dampy and Hooter's thoughts because he invented their personalities.]]
** [[spoiler:Mr. Fairfield's portrayal as an abusive parent is dependent on his derisive treatment of Dampy and Hooter, who at the beginning of the story are falsely implied to be living beings. The reveal that Dampy and Hooter are actually imaginary personalities invented by Mr. Fairfield's son for his toy stuffed animals retroactively lessens the severity of his actions, setting up the twist that the abuse was actually committed by late Mrs. Fairfield.]]
** [[spoiler:Mr. Fairfield's portrayal as an abusive parent is dependent on his derisive treatment of Dampy and Hooter, who at the beginning of the story are falsely implied to be living beings. The reveal that Dampy and Hooter are actually imaginary personalities invented by Mr. Fairfield's son for his toy stuffed animals retroactively lessens the severity of his actions, setting up the twist that the abuse was actually committed by late Mrs. Fairfield.]]
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* PurelyAestheticGender: It's briefly stated that Mr. Fairfield considers Dampy a girl simply because the Pussycat in "The Owl and the Pussycat" Nursery rhyme is a girl. Hooter and Dampy both consider themselves male.
** When they later decide to get married, Dampy jokingly references Mr. Fairfield's insistence that he is female to calm Hooter's fears about being ostracized for a same-sex marriage
* PurelyAestheticGender: It's briefly stated that Mr. Fairfield considers Dampy a girl simply because the Pussycat in "The Owl and the Pussycat" Nursery rhyme is a girl. Hooter and Dampy both consider themselves male.
** When they later decide to get married, Dampy jokingly references Mr. Fairfield's insistence that he is female to calm Hooter's fears about being ostracized for a same-sex marriage
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*PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler: Mr. Fairfeilds first wife died before the beginning of the story.]]
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* PurelyAestheticGender:PlotTwist: [[spoiler:Dampy and Hooter are not actual living toys, but instead personalities invented by the Fairfield's son.]]
*PlotTwistEnding: [[spoiler: Dampy murdered Mr. Fairfield's first wife]]
*PurelyAestheticGender: It's briefly stated that Mr. Fairfield considers Dampy a girl simply because the Pussycat in "The Owl and the Pussycat" Nursery rhyme is a girl. Hooter and Dampy both consider themselves male.
** When they later decide to get married, Dampy jokingly references Mr. Fairfield's insistence that he is female to calm Hooter's fears about being ostracized for a same-sexmarriagemarriage
*WolfInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:Dampy kills Mrs. Fairfield and pins the blame on Mr. Fairfield, using the fact that he is a stuffed animal to leave suspicion off of him]]
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* PurelyAestheticGender:
*PlotTwistEnding: [[spoiler: Dampy murdered Mr. Fairfield's first wife]]
*PurelyAestheticGender: It's briefly stated that Mr. Fairfield considers Dampy a girl simply because the Pussycat in "The Owl and the Pussycat" Nursery rhyme is a girl. Hooter and Dampy both consider themselves male.
** When they later decide to get married, Dampy jokingly references Mr. Fairfield's insistence that he is female to calm Hooter's fears about being ostracized for a same-sex
*WolfInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:Dampy kills Mrs. Fairfield and pins the blame on Mr. Fairfield, using the fact that he is a stuffed animal to leave suspicion off of him]]
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** [[spoiler:The narrator of the story describes actions mainly related to Dampy and Hooter, and also states the thoughts of only these two characters. While it can first be assumed that this story is told from point of view of a third person omniscient narrator; it is actually told through the viewpoint of an in-universe character, the Fairfield's son, who knows both Dampy and Hooter's thoughts because he invented their personalities.
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** [[spoiler:The narrator of the story describes actions mainly related to Dampy and Hooter, and also states the thoughts of only these two characters. While it can first be assumed that this story is told from point of view of a third person omniscient narrator; it is actually told through the viewpoint of an in-universe character, the Fairfield's son, who knows both Dampy and Hooter's thoughts because he invented their personalities.]]
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"The Owl and the Pussycat" is a short story written by Thomas M. Disch. It was published in 1999 in horror anthology "999"
The story is about the experiences of two sentient stuffed animals; Dampy and Hooter, who try to manage life in an abusive household.
The story is about the experiences of two sentient stuffed animals; Dampy and Hooter, who try to manage life in an abusive household.
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"The Owl and the Pussycat" is a horror short story written by Thomas M. Disch. Creator/ThomasMDisch. It was published in 1999 in the horror anthology "999"
"999".
The title is a reference to, and the story isabout directly inspired by, Edward Lear's 1983 poem of the experiences same name. Told from the perspective of two sentient stuffed animals; Dampy and Hooter, animals who try are in love with each other, The story follows their struggle to manage life living in an the abusive environment of the Fairfield household.
The title is a reference to, and the story is
*AbusiveParents: Mr. Fairfield is verbally demeaning to both Dampy and Hooter, and hits Hooter across the room at one point.
** [[spoiler:However, he only ever directs his anger at his son's stuffed animals, and never attacks his son directly. The "first" Mrs. Fairfield, by contrast, was apparently so abusive towards their son that the police had to get involved.]]
** [[spoiler:However, he only ever directs his anger at his son's stuffed animals, and never attacks his son directly. The "first" Mrs. Fairfield, by contrast, was apparently so abusive towards their son that the police had to get involved.]]
*DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: In-Universe example. Mr. Fairfield's first wife would physically attack him and then call the police on him if he retaliated. This resulted in Mr. Fairfield being arrested twice.
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* [[spoiler:HollywoodAutism: The Fairfield's son is stated to be autistic. It's implied that Dampy and Hooter are manifestations of his personality]]
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* [[spoiler:HollywoodAutism: The HenpeckedHusband: It's implied this is the relationship Mr. Fairfield Had with his first wife.
* HollywoodAutism: [[spoiler:The Fairfield's son is stated to be autistic. It'simplied briefly mentioned that the entire story is from his viewpoint, which implies Dampy and Hooter are the sole manifestations of his personality]]personality]]
*LikeFatherLikeSon: [[spoiler:The personalities of Dampy and Hooter are based off of Mrs. Fairfield and Mr. Fairfield, respectively. Dampy gets Mr. Fairfield arrested after framing him for the murder of Mrs. Fairfield, just like Mrs. Fairfield would get Mr. Fairfield arrested after framing him for domestic abuse]]
* HollywoodAutism: [[spoiler:The Fairfield's son is stated to be autistic. It's
*LikeFatherLikeSon: [[spoiler:The personalities of Dampy and Hooter are based off of Mrs. Fairfield and Mr. Fairfield, respectively. Dampy gets Mr. Fairfield arrested after framing him for the murder of Mrs. Fairfield, just like Mrs. Fairfield would get Mr. Fairfield arrested after framing him for domestic abuse]]
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* MetaphoricalMarriage: [[spoiler:Dampy and Hooter "get married" in the woods behind the Fairfield's house. They exchange a ring that was stolen from Mrs. Fairfield's jewelry case, and then bury it in the backyard.]]
* SlidingScaleOfLivingToys: Level 5. Stuffed animals in this story can walk, eat food and talk to each other. They, however are still damaged like real life toys. Hooter is missing his nose and has a torn seam on his neck, and Dampy is permanently soggy from being washed in the sink.
* SlidingScaleOfLivingToys: Level 5. Stuffed animals in this story can walk, eat food and talk to each other. They, however are still damaged like real life toys. Hooter is missing his nose and has a torn seam on his neck, and Dampy is permanently soggy from being washed in the sink.
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* MetaphoricalMarriage: [[spoiler:Dampy Dampy and Hooter "get married" in the woods behind the Fairfield's house. They exchange a ring that was stolen from Mrs. Fairfield's jewelry case, and then bury it in the backyard.backyard.
*NoNameGiven: Mr. Fairfield and his first wife are only referred to by their surnames. [[spoiler:Their son is also never named in the story, as everyone addresses his stuffed animals instead of him]]
*RedHerring: Multiple
**[[spoiler:The narrator of the story describes actions mainly related to Dampy and Hooter, and also states the thoughts of only these two characters. While it can first be assumed that this story is told from point of view of a third person omniscient narrator; it is actually told through the viewpoint of an in-universe character, the Fairfield's son, who knows both Dampy and Hooter's thoughts because he invented their personalities.
**[[spoiler:Mr. Fairfield's portrayal as an abusive parent is dependent on his derisive treatment of Dampy and Hooter, who at the beginning of the story are falsely implied to be living beings. The reveal that Dampy and Hooter are actually imaginary personalities invented by Mr. Fairfield's son for his toy stuffed animals retroactively lessens the severity of his actions, setting up the twist that the abuse was actually committed by late Mrs. Fairfield.]]
* SlidingScaleOfLivingToys: Level 5. Stuffed animals in this story can walk, eat food **[[spoiler:Dampy consistently mis-refers to Mr. Fairfield's girlfriend as "The second Mrs. Fairfield", apparently unaware that the couple isn't married. This masks the plot twist that the personalities of Dampy and talk to each other. They, however are still damaged like real life toys. Hooter is missing are based not on Mr. Fairfield and his nose girlfriend, but Mr. Fairfield and has a torn seam on his neck, first wife (who is in actuality his only wife).]]
*PlotTwist:
*PurelyAestheticGender: It's briefly stated that Mr. Fairfield considers Dampy a girl simply because the Pussycat in "The Owl and the Pussycat" Nursery rhyme is a girl. Hooter and Dampy both consider themselves male.
**When they later decide to get married, Dampy jokingly references Mr. Fairfield's insistence that he ispermanently soggy from female to calm Hooter's fears about being washed in the sink.ostracized for a same-sex marriage
*NoNameGiven: Mr. Fairfield and his first wife are only referred to by their surnames. [[spoiler:Their son is also never named in the story, as everyone addresses his stuffed animals instead of him]]
*RedHerring: Multiple
**[[spoiler:The narrator of the story describes actions mainly related to Dampy and Hooter, and also states the thoughts of only these two characters. While it can first be assumed that this story is told from point of view of a third person omniscient narrator; it is actually told through the viewpoint of an in-universe character, the Fairfield's son, who knows both Dampy and Hooter's thoughts because he invented their personalities.
**[[spoiler:Mr. Fairfield's portrayal as an abusive parent is dependent on his derisive treatment of Dampy and Hooter, who at the beginning of the story are falsely implied to be living beings. The reveal that Dampy and Hooter are actually imaginary personalities invented by Mr. Fairfield's son for his toy stuffed animals retroactively lessens the severity of his actions, setting up the twist that the abuse was actually committed by late Mrs. Fairfield.]]
*PlotTwist:
*PurelyAestheticGender: It's briefly stated that Mr. Fairfield considers Dampy a girl simply because the Pussycat in "The Owl and the Pussycat" Nursery rhyme is a girl. Hooter and Dampy both consider themselves male.
**When they later decide to get married, Dampy jokingly references Mr. Fairfield's insistence that he is
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* AlcoholicParent: Mr. Fairfield, Dampy and Hooter's father,
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*ADogNamedCat: "Hooter" is a teddy bear. He was named by Mr. Fairfield, who mistook the damaged teddy bear for a stuffed owl.
* AlcoholicParent: Mr. Fairfield, Dampy and Hooter'sfather, "father", is required to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings after being arrested for driving under the influence. He hides the fact that he continues to drink while driving.
*FrameUp: [[spoiler: Dampy poisons Mr. Fairfield's first wife with sleeping pills and later implicates Mr. Fairfield in the murder. This leads to Mr. Fairfield getting arrested and Dampy and Hooter being removed from the Fairfield's care.]]
*[[spoiler:HollywoodAutism: The Fairfield's son is stated to be autistic. It's implied that Dampy and Hooter are manifestations of his personality]]
* AlcoholicParent: Mr. Fairfield, Dampy and Hooter's
*FrameUp: [[spoiler: Dampy poisons Mr. Fairfield's first wife with sleeping pills and later implicates Mr. Fairfield in the murder. This leads to Mr. Fairfield getting arrested and Dampy and Hooter being removed from the Fairfield's care.]]
*[[spoiler:HollywoodAutism: The Fairfield's son is stated to be autistic. It's implied that Dampy and Hooter are manifestations of his personality]]
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*MetaphoricalMarriage: [[spoiler:Dampy and Hooter "get married" in the woods behind the Fairfield's house. They exchange a ring that was stolen from Mrs. Fairfield's jewelry case, and then bury it in the backyard.]]
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"The Owl and the Pussycat" is a short story written by Thomas M. Disch. It was published in 1999 in horror anthology "999"
The story is about the experiences of two sentient stuffed animals; Dampy and Hooter, who try to manage life in an abusive household.
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"!! The Owl and the Pussycat contains examples of:"
*AlcoholicParent: Mr. Fairfield, Dampy and Hooter's father,
*LivingToys: Dampy and Hooter are both sentient stuffed animals.
*SlidingScaleOfLivingToys: Level 5. Stuffed animals in this story can walk, eat food and talk to each other. They, however are still damaged like real life toys. Hooter is missing his nose and has a torn seam on his neck, and Dampy is permanently soggy from being washed in the sink.
The story is about the experiences of two sentient stuffed animals; Dampy and Hooter, who try to manage life in an abusive household.
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"!! The Owl and the Pussycat contains examples of:"
*AlcoholicParent: Mr. Fairfield, Dampy and Hooter's father,
*LivingToys: Dampy and Hooter are both sentient stuffed animals.
*SlidingScaleOfLivingToys: Level 5. Stuffed animals in this story can walk, eat food and talk to each other. They, however are still damaged like real life toys. Hooter is missing his nose and has a torn seam on his neck, and Dampy is permanently soggy from being washed in the sink.
