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** Explicitly averted in "When Doctors Agree"; while James Haggis is widely hated by the society he lives in for his religious objections to much-needed reformed, it is conceded that he is nevertheless being entirely true to himself and his beliefs, and is acting not out of some malicious desire to cause suffering but because he genuinely believes what he is doing is right. [[spoiler: So does his murderer, Dr Campbell, genuinely believe that he is right to murder Haggis because he considers Haggis' views evil -- and unfortunately for Campbell, so too does Campbell's student believe this when Campbell eventually convinces him of the righteousness of his position...]]
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** Explicitly averted in "When Doctors Agree"; while James Haggis is widely hated by the society he lives in for his religious religious-based objections to much-needed reformed, reforms, it is conceded that he is nevertheless being entirely true to himself and his beliefs, and is acting not out of some malicious desire to cause suffering but because he genuinely believes what he is doing is right. [[spoiler: So does his murderer, Dr Campbell, genuinely believe that he is right to murder Haggis because he considers Haggis' views evil -- and unfortunately for Campbell, so too does Campbell's student believe this when Campbell eventually convinces him of the righteousness of his position...]]
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Dr Campbell spends most of "When Doctors Agree" wearing down his student's faith in religion and the Ten Commandments in order to get him to concede that murder can, in fact, be justified. He eventually succeeds -- but unfortunately, his student has developed a murderous hatred towards ''him''...
* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Dr Campbell in "When Doctors Agree" fails to consider that his numerous arguments for why the Ten Commandments are bunk and murder can, in fact, be justified in order to rid society of an evil presence can also be applied to ''him'' until it's much, much too late.
* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Dr Campbell in "When Doctors Agree" fails to consider that his numerous arguments for why the Ten Commandments are bunk and murder can, in fact, be justified in order to rid society of an evil presence can also be applied to ''him'' until it's much, much too late.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Captain Gahagan is a uniquely Chestertonian twist on this: a man who pretends to be worse than he is because he is unwilling to give up the pleasure of being slandered and knowing it for slander.
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** Captain Gahagan is a uniquely Chestertonian twist on this: a man who pretends to be worse than he is because he is unwilling to give up the pleasure of being slandered and knowing it forslander.slander.
** Explicitly averted in "When Doctors Agree"; while James Haggis is widely hated by the society he lives in for his religious objections to much-needed reformed, it is conceded that he is nevertheless being entirely true to himself and his beliefs, and is acting not out of some malicious desire to cause suffering but because he genuinely believes what he is doing is right. [[spoiler: So does his murderer, Dr Campbell, genuinely believe that he is right to murder Haggis because he considers Haggis' views evil -- and unfortunately for Campbell, so too does Campbell's student believe this when Campbell eventually convinces him of the righteousness of his position...]]
** Captain Gahagan is a uniquely Chestertonian twist on this: a man who pretends to be worse than he is because he is unwilling to give up the pleasure of being slandered and knowing it for
** Explicitly averted in "When Doctors Agree"; while James Haggis is widely hated by the society he lives in for his religious objections to much-needed reformed, it is conceded that he is nevertheless being entirely true to himself and his beliefs, and is acting not out of some malicious desire to cause suffering but because he genuinely believes what he is doing is right. [[spoiler: So does his murderer, Dr Campbell, genuinely believe that he is right to murder Haggis because he considers Haggis' views evil -- and unfortunately for Campbell, so too does Campbell's student believe this when Campbell eventually convinces him of the righteousness of his position...]]
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* TheTheTitleConfusion: The first story, "The Three Horsemen of Apocalypse", is often mistakenly referred to with an extra "the" before "Apocalypse".
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* AnimalMotifs: Mr. Pond is frequently compared to a fish, due to his slightly pronounced eyes, general air of reserve, and his habit of opening and shutting his mouth when surprised.
* GiantsKnifeHumansGreatsword: In "A Tall Story", part of the mystery around a certain filing clerk's murder is the enormous OddlyShapedSword found impaling him. Mr. Pond's EurekaMoment comes when he realizes that the sword in question is actually a kitchen knife sized for use by a giant. ''Actual'' giants being in short supply in WWII-era England, this identifies the murderer as the actor ''playing'' a giant in a local pantomime.
* GiantsKnifeHumansGreatsword: In "A Tall Story", part of the mystery around a certain filing clerk's murder is the enormous OddlyShapedSword found impaling him. Mr. Pond's EurekaMoment comes when he realizes that the sword in question is actually a kitchen knife sized for use by a giant. ''Actual'' giants being in short supply in WWII-era England, this identifies the murderer as the actor ''playing'' a giant in a local pantomime.
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* HeroicHeelizationSpeech: The climax of "When Doctors Agree". The elder of the two doctors spends a great deal of time trying to argue the younger out of his Christian faith and into a belief that killing people who are a blight on the community is morally acceptable (because the elder had himself murdered a rich and somewhat ruthless capitalist). At the climax of the story, the elder doctor finally convinces the younger and admits to the murder...and the younger doctor promptly murders the elder, who he still believes to be evil even when convinced he was right.
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* HeroicHeelizationSpeech: The climax of "When Doctors Agree". The elder of the two doctors Doctor Campbell spends a great deal of time trying to argue the younger out of story destroying his Christian faith and into a belief student's Presbyterian faith, in order to get him to agree that killing people who are a blight on it's justifiable to commit murder for the community is morally acceptable (because the elder had himself murdered a rich and somewhat ruthless capitalist). At the climax good of the story, the elder doctor finally convinces the younger and admits to the murder...and the younger doctor promptly murders the elder, who he still believes to be evil even when society. Once he's convinced his student, he was right.then admits that he's committed at least one murder in accordance with this philosophy. His student promptly and fatally removes ''him'' from society.
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''The Paradoxes of Mr. Pond'' is collection of short mystery stories by Creator/GKChesterton, revolving around the adventures of the titular Mr. Pond. Mr. Pond is a government employee most notable for his distinct resemblance to a fish and for his habit of occasionally interjecting bits of apparent nonsense seamlessly into the middle of his ordinarily sensible conversation. But behind every one of those nonsense statements [[ItMakesSenseInContext lies a complex and interesting tale]].
!!Tropes appearing in this series include:
* HeroicHeelizationSpeech: The climax of "When Doctors Agree". The elder of the two doctors spends a great deal of time trying to argue the younger out of his Christian faith and into a belief that killing people who are a blight on the community is morally acceptable (because the elder had himself murdered a rich and somewhat ruthless capitalist). At the climax of the story, the elder doctor finally convinces the younger and admits to the murder...and the younger doctor promptly murders the elder, who he still believes to be evil even when convinced he was right.
* ItMakesSenseInContext: The unifying theme of the series. Near the beginning of each chapter, Pond will make a statement that does not appear to make any sense (such as "as there was nothing to drink, they all naturally got drunk immediately"), and the rest of the story will be devoted to providing the context necessary to explain what Pond was talking about.
* UrbanLegendLoveLife: A plot element in several of the stories: Captain Gahagan is generally regarded as a rake and scoundrel, despite only being shown to sleep with two women (one while he was on leave from war long before the rest of the stories, the other being the woman he eventually marries).
!!Tropes appearing in this series include:
* HeroicHeelizationSpeech: The climax of "When Doctors Agree". The elder of the two doctors spends a great deal of time trying to argue the younger out of his Christian faith and into a belief that killing people who are a blight on the community is morally acceptable (because the elder had himself murdered a rich and somewhat ruthless capitalist). At the climax of the story, the elder doctor finally convinces the younger and admits to the murder...and the younger doctor promptly murders the elder, who he still believes to be evil even when convinced he was right.
* ItMakesSenseInContext: The unifying theme of the series. Near the beginning of each chapter, Pond will make a statement that does not appear to make any sense (such as "as there was nothing to drink, they all naturally got drunk immediately"), and the rest of the story will be devoted to providing the context necessary to explain what Pond was talking about.
* UrbanLegendLoveLife: A plot element in several of the stories: Captain Gahagan is generally regarded as a rake and scoundrel, despite only being shown to sleep with two women (one while he was on leave from war long before the rest of the stories, the other being the woman he eventually marries).
