| 1 | * AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Is Carrot really as naive as he lets others believe him to be or has he begun to discover his hidden ManipulativeBastard? Near the end of the book Carrot and Angua have a hilarious OneDialogueTwoConversations, during which he convinces her to stay in the city, even though she had made up her mind to leave. He appears to be his usual Adorkable self, but Angua instinctively believes that this is not the case. Angua's "feelings" are rarely, if ever, doubted. Moreover, despite the fact he is a major character in this book, chapters that are narrated from his [=PoV=] concern the investigation and his thoughts about golems; they do not elaborate on his day-to-day thoughts, like ''Literature/MenAtArms'' did. He's still an [[WideEyedIdealist idealist]] but, as it was mentioned there, simple does not mean stupid. |
| 2 | * {{Applicability}}: Contrary to popular misconception, Cheri's story as written is ''not'' about trans issues; at the time the book was written in 1996 "trans issues" were barely a blip on the cultural radar of a society that was still struggling to come to terms with ''homosexual'' issues. "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" had only been signed into law a mere two years before the book was published, and would not be repealed due to finally being considered unnecessary for another ''fifteen.'' Cheri, a dwarf who dared to stray from what was "normal" for her species by being ''female'' rather than male like all other dwarves presented as, was supposed to be the dwarven version of a gay man struggling to come out to an unaccepting society, not a transwoman. However, [[ValuesResonance her story still works perfectly well when READ as being about trans issues]], which Pratchett was fully supportive of. |
| 3 | * HarsherInHindsight: Come back to this book after having read ''[[Literature/NightWatchDiscworld Night Watch]]'', and try not to wince at the mention of Nobby's father and the scars he left him... It might be still [[PlayedForLaughs played for laughs]], but it just doesn't feel so ''funny''. |
| 4 | * HeartwarmingInHindsight: "Words in the heart cannot be taken" went a bit memetic after Terry Pratchett's death. |
| 5 | * MemeticBadass: One of the first examples of Vimes' status as such. Nobby, offered the chance to be King and Vimes' boss, can only worry about the fact that "Vimes will go ''spare''." |
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