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1	* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
2	** Was the stranger who sold Jack the beans trying to help him, or was he intending to con Jack and [[AccidentalTruth didn't know they really were magic]]?
3	** Jack as well. [[DesignatedHero His actions aren't exactly what most would consider "moral"]]. However, all of his acts are done out of desperation. He steals from someone who has a ''wealth'' of treasure he seems to have no need for because he's living in poverty in a time where it's much harder to make ends meet as it is, and chops down the beanstalk because the giant was on his way down to capture him. An AntiHero, to be sure, but certainly not the VillainProtagonist many see him as. Of course, he keeps stealing even ''after'' he has a goose that will supply unlimited gold ...
4	** Also the giant. Is he right in wanting back the things Jack stole? However, he's also a murderous cannibal intent on slaughtering and eating Jack the second he catches him. Some versions also imply ''his own wife'' is afraid of him!
5	* DesignatedHero: Jack, an idiot who sells his family's biggest good for a seemingly worthless item, gets lucky when it turns out to be more valuable, then uses it to steal some other guy's stuff even though his wife, who also owns that stuff, was kind to him. Various adaptations have taken their own way in dealing with this. The {{Creator/Disney}} [[WesternAnimation/FunAndFancyFree adaptation]] had the harp Jack (or rather Mickey) steals from the giant belong to his town in the first place, so he's taking back his own property. Other retellings take a similar route by stating that the money, goose, and harp originally belonged to Jack's father, whom the giant [[YouKilledMyFather killed.]] ''Theatre/IntoTheWoods'' deconstructs the story by having Jack face the consequences of his actions, in the form of the giant's wife coming after him for revenge.
6	* DesignatedVillain: The giant, a guy defending his home against a persistent thief, and is killed by him. (Of course, he was also going to ''eat'' Jack, but wanting his stuff back is perfectly valid.)
7	* DracoInLeatherPants: The giant gets a lot of this. Yes, he wanted back the things Jack stole, that's fair enough. However, many ignore/forget that he's also a murderous cannibal intent on slaughtering and eating Jack the second he catches him. It's even implied ''his own wife'' is afraid of him!
8	* MemeticMutation:
9	** "Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman...".
10	** "Beanstalk" is used as a slang term for a SpaceElevator in some circles.

Context YMMV / JackAndTheBeanstalk