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2 | ->''Does anything I do matter?'' |
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4 | A 2009 novel by Ron Currie, Jr., chronicling the life of Junior Thibodeax, who, since before he was born, has heard a voice in his head feeding him information about the world around him, including the exact date and time of TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. |
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6 | !!This book provides examples of: |
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8 | * AnAesop: The main conflict comes from Junior, knowing what he knows, attempting to answer the [[DrivingQuestion question]] "Does anything I do matter?" [[spoiler: The answer is ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin yes]]''.]] |
9 | --> [[spoiler: "Listen: ''Everything ends, and Everything matters.'' Everything matters not in spite of the end of you and all that you love, but ''because'' of it. Everything is all you've got [...] it is all unfathomable, and it is all infinitely preferable to the [[TheNothingAfterDeath one dreadful alternative]].]] |
10 | * DeusAngstMachina: Life seems to be conspiring to destroy every HopeSpot Junior encounters in his life. So your druggie brother finally starts to get clean? [[spoiler: Oops, the drugs addled his brain. He'll live, but with the mentality of a child.]] You almost killed yourself to find a cure for your father's cancer? [[spoiler: Well, he'll fall asleep at the wheel and die before you get to see him again anyway.]] You finally convinced your girlfriend to escape your doomed planet with you? [[spoiler: She's going to be shot by terrorists a page later.]] Also applies to other characters, like the man who lost his legs to rug burn. |
11 | * TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: The Destroyer of Worlds. |
12 | * {{God}}: One possible explanation for the voices Junior hears. |
13 | * MutilationInterrogation: [[spoiler: Amy]] is subjected to this because of [[spoiler: her]] ties to a suspected terrorist. |
14 | * NewOldFlame: Amy. Over and over. |
15 | * TheNothingAfterDeath: Implied to be the truth. |
16 | * TheRoyalWe: The voice(s) in Junior's head use "we" and "us." |
17 | * SecondPersonNarration: Most of the book is written as if the voices are addressing Junior. |
18 | * YouCantFightFate: One possible interpretation of the book. [[spoiler: In addition to all the other DeusAngstMachina, everyone dies in the end. Everyone. But it still matters.]] |
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