History TearJerker / Cujo

--->''"It would perhaps not be amiss to point out that he had always tried to be a good dog. He had tried to do all the things his MAN and his WOMAN, and most of all his BOY, had asked or expected of him. He would have died for them, if that had been required. [[TragicVillain He had never wanted to kill anybody. He had been struck by something, possibly destiny, or fate, or only a degenerative nerve disease called rabies. Free will was not a factor.]]"''

** Newly-infected and rabid Cujo nearly attacks Brett. Even though Brett is frightened by his dog acting ferociously at him, he still trusted his dog and did not run away from Cujo. But what really saves him? The following exchange-

** In the book, some portions are told [[{{Xenofiction}} from Cujo's perspective]]. He initially expresses self-loathing for allowing himself to get bit and thinking that his owner will hate him for being a bad dog. As the virus develops, Cujo's mind becomes addled, he feels pain and starts irrationally believing that the humans made him sick, leading to his aggression.

--->''"It would perhaps not be amiss to point out that he had always tried to be a good dog. He had tried to do all the things his MAN and his WOMAN, and most of all his BOY, had asked or expected of him. He would have died for them, if that had been required. [[TragicVillain He had never wanted to kill anybody. He had been struck by something, possibly destiny, or fate, or only a degenerative nerve disease called rabies. Free will was not a factor.]]"''

* ''Dear god.'' Poor Cujo's descent and [[spoiler:Tad's death]] are the biggest examples, but even excepting those two, there's no denying that life in Castle Rock is straight up miserable for almost all involved.
** In the movie, [[spoiler:Donna's sobs as she tries to revive Tad after getting him inside of the Camber house. Thankfully, he revives a few seconds later.]]

** Newly-infected and rabid Cujo nearly attacks Brett. Even though Brett is frightened by his dog is acting ferociously at him, he still trusted his dog and did not run away from Cujo. But what really saves him? The following exchange-

** Cujo immediately stops snarling and manages to restrain himself from attacking Brett, turning away from the boy and disappearing into the fog in his final moment of clarity. It’s clear that Cujo is ashamed of what he could have done to his boy, [[FightingFromTheInside so in his last moment of sanity before he fully succumbs to rabies, leaves Brett for his own safety, even as Brett calls out to him.]]

** Newly-infected and rabid Cujo nearly attacks Brett. Even though Brett was frightened by his dog snarling ferociously at him, he still trusted his dog and did not run away from him. But really saves him? The following exchange-

** Newly-infected and rabid Cujo nearly attacks Brett, but really saves him? The following exchange
-->''' Cujo, It’s me, Brett. Take it easy boy, I’m not gonna hurt you.
*** Cujo immediately stops snarling and manages to restrain himself from attacking Brett, turning away from the boy and disappearing into the fog in his final moment of clarity. It’s clear that Cujo is ashamed of what he could have done to his boy, [[FightingFromTheInside so in his last moment of sanity before he fully succumbs to rabies, leaves Brett for his own safety.]]

** Cujo manages to restrain himself from attacking Brett, turning away from the boy and disappearing into the fog in his final moment of clarity.