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* {{Glurge}}: Often seen as this by modern readers. Besides the story's constant efforts to sell Michael as a noble and heroic figure (see FamilyUnfriendlyAesop, above), it practically wallows in over-the-top sentimentality at the slightest provocation. Particularly gratuitous is [[spoiler:Digby's death]], which so manages to be both jarringly abrupt and ridiculously sentimentalized that it almost feels as though the author was just ticking off a list of emotional buttons to press.
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* {{Glurge}}: Often seen as this by modern readers. Besides the story's constant efforts to sell Michael as a noble and heroic figure (see FamilyUnfriendlyAesop, above), figure, it practically wallows in over-the-top sentimentality at the slightest provocation. Particularly gratuitous is [[spoiler:Digby's death]], which so manages to be both jarringly abrupt and ridiculously sentimentalized that it almost feels as though the author was just ticking off a list of emotional buttons to press.
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* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: From start to finish, Michael is constantly described as a noble and heroic role model. Even his decision to [[spoiler: protect his aunt by pretending to steal the Blue Water]] and then run off, causing his brothers to follow him, is portrayed as beautiful and admirable... even though there's no indication it was at all necessary, and directly resulted not only in [[spoiler:his own death, but Digby's as well]], not to mention tearing his family apart and causing tremendous pain and trauma all around.
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* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: From start to finish, Michael is constantly described as a noble and heroic role model. Even his decision to [[spoiler: protect his aunt by pretending to steal the Blue Water]] and then run off, causing his brothers to follow him, is portrayed as beautiful and admirable... even though there's no indication it was at all necessary, and directly resulted not only in [[spoiler:his own death, but Digby's as well]], not to mention tearing his family apart and causing tremendous pain and trauma all around.
* {{Glurge}}: Often seen as this by modern readers. Besides the story's constant efforts to sell Michael as a noble and heroic figure (see FamilyUnfriendlyAesop, above), it practically wallows in over-the-top sentimentality at the slightest provocation. Particularly gratuitous is [[spoiler:Digby's death]], which so manages to be both jarringly abrupt and ridiculously sentimentalized that it almost feels as though the author was just ticking off a list of emotional buttons to press.
* LawfulStupid: Michael's actions, while honorable and courageous in intent, were almost certainly quite unnecessary, and all he really accomplished was to cause his family grief, [[spoiler:get himself and his twin brother killed]], and most likely leave John with lasting trauma.
* {{Glurge}}: Often seen as this by modern readers. Besides the story's constant efforts to sell Michael as a noble and heroic figure (see FamilyUnfriendlyAesop, above), it practically wallows in over-the-top sentimentality at the slightest provocation. Particularly gratuitous is [[spoiler:Digby's death]], which so manages to be both jarringly abrupt and ridiculously sentimentalized that it almost feels as though the author was just ticking off a list of emotional buttons to press.
* LawfulStupid: Michael's actions, while honorable and courageous in intent, were almost certainly quite unnecessary, and all he really accomplished was to cause his family grief, [[spoiler:get himself and his twin brother killed]], and most likely leave John with lasting trauma.
