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* There are [[ForWantOfANail so many things that could have prevented the prom massacre.]] Even ignoring stopping the pig blood prank, if Margaret White had been arrested for child abuse long ago, and Carrie had been taken in by someone who's actually nice and not an abusive bitch, she probably would have grown up with a lot more self-esteem and not been a BullyMagnet in the first place. And even if people did still bully her, she could use her psychic powers in non-lethal ways to "encourage" them not to stop.
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* There are [[ForWantOfANail so many things that could have prevented the prom massacre.]] massacre. Even ignoring stopping the pig blood prank, if Margaret White had been arrested for child abuse long ago, and Carrie had been taken in by someone who's actually nice and not an abusive bitch, she probably would have grown up with a lot more self-esteem and not been a BullyMagnet in the first place. And even if people did still bully her, she could use her psychic powers in non-lethal ways to "encourage" them not to stop.
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* Carrie's power is that [[IncrediblyLamePun she can carry things]] with her mind.
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* Carrie's power is that [[IncrediblyLamePun [[PunnyName she can carry things]] with her mind.
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** In the 2013 version, Sue's decision to go after Carrie in her home could very well have been a half-hearted suicide attempt out of guilt and a desperation to make things right for Carrie. Even more alarming is that if Sue hadn't been pregnant at the time, it may have worked.
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* The pig blood dumping isn't just a particularly gross and horrible prank. It's also personally insulting to Carrie by mirroring her getting her period and bleeding in the shower at the start of the story (something the other girls in her class would likely be reminded of).
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* The pig blood dumping isn't just a particularly gross and horrible prank. It's also personally insulting to Carrie by mirroring her getting her period and bleeding in the shower at the start of the story (something the other girls in her class would likely be reminded of).
of when they saw her covered in blood).
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* The pig blood dumping isn't just a particularly gross and horrible prank. It's also personally insulting to Carrie by mirroring her getting her period and bleeding in the shower at the start of the story (something the other girls in her class would likely be reminded of).
