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* BaseBreakingCharacter: Rowley. On one hand, you feel bad for him due to the constant bullying and manipulation he receives at the hands of Greg. On the other hand, you may call him an idiot for defending Greg and continuing to be friends, even though any normal person in his situation would ditch Greg on cue.
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* BaseBreakingCharacter: Rowley. On one hand, you may feel bad for him due to the constant bullying and manipulation he receives at the hands of Greg. On the other hand, you may call him an idiot for defending Greg and continuing to be friends, even though any normal person in his situation would ditch Greg on cue.
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* EsotericHappyEnding: The ending happens where Rowley declares him and Greg best friends again, even though his parents tell him to find new friends. And they're ''right'', considering that everything in the book just contributes to what a terrible person Greg is, actively tormenting Rowley for the entire story. The worst part is that Rowley's rationalization for him and Greg being best of friends is his misguided idea that if friends get on each other's nerves, then Greg being an outright jerk to him must mean they are the ''best'' of friends. It reads just like someone getting back into an abusive relationship, and given that the series is known for a lot of AlternateCharacterInterpretation, it's unclear if Kinney ''wants'' the audience to think it's a good ending or to outright laugh and pity Rowley for being dumb enough to continue being Geg's friend.
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* EsotericHappyEnding: The ending happens where Rowley declares him and Greg best friends again, even though his parents tell him to find new friends. And they're ''right'', considering that everything in the book just contributes to what a terrible person Greg is, actively tormenting Rowley for the entire story. The worst part is that Rowley's rationalization for him and Greg being best of friends is his misguided idea that if friends get on each other's nerves, then Greg being an outright jerk to him must mean they are the ''best'' of friends. It reads just like someone getting back into an abusive relationship, and given that the series is known for a lot of AlternateCharacterInterpretation, it's unclear if Kinney ''wants'' the audience to think it's a good ending or to outright laugh and pity Rowley for being dumb enough to continue being Geg's Greg's friend.
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* EsotericHappyEnding: The ending happens where Rowley declares him and Greg best friends again, even though his parents tell him to find new friends. And they're ''right'', considering that everything in the book just contributes to what a terrible person Greg is, actively tormenting Rowley for the entire story.
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* EsotericHappyEnding: The ending happens where Rowley declares him and Greg best friends again, even though his parents tell him to find new friends. And they're ''right'', considering that everything in the book just contributes to what a terrible person Greg is, actively tormenting Rowley for the entire story. The worst part is that Rowley's rationalization for him and Greg being best of friends is his misguided idea that if friends get on each other's nerves, then Greg being an outright jerk to him must mean they are the ''best'' of friends. It reads just like someone getting back into an abusive relationship, and given that the series is known for a lot of AlternateCharacterInterpretation, it's unclear if Kinney ''wants'' the audience to think it's a good ending or to outright laugh and pity Rowley for being dumb enough to continue being Geg's friend.
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** Given the fact that the majority of the book is enforcing the fact that Greg treats Rowley like garbage, one would come to conclusion that [[AnAesop the Aesop]] would be either to stand up for yourself (for Rowley) or to learn not be such a {{Jerkass}} (for Greg). Nothing of it happens.
* TooBleakStoppedCaring: The ''entire book'' consists of Rowley being taken advantage of by his {{Jerkass}} best friend, yet still being friends with him even though it's clear that he's [[ToxicFriendInfluence not the kind of person he should be hanging around]].
* TooBleakStoppedCaring: The ''entire book'' consists of Rowley being taken advantage of by his {{Jerkass}} best friend, yet still being friends with him even though it's clear that he's [[ToxicFriendInfluence not the kind of person he should be hanging around]].
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** Given the fact that the majority of the book is enforcing the fact that Greg treats Rowley like garbage, one would come to conclusion that [[AnAesop the Aesop]] would be either to stand up for yourself (for Rowley) or to learn not be such a {{Jerkass}} (for Greg). Nothing of it happens.
happens and it's unclear if the audience is supposed to be touched that Rowley decided to get back with his abusive friend by ''rationalizing the abuse'' as something that friends supposedly do or consider it a DownerEnding where we're meant to laugh and lament Rowley's foolishness.
* TooBleakStoppedCaring: The ''entire book'' consists of Rowley being taken advantage of by his {{Jerkass}} best friend, yet still being friends with him even though it's clear that he's [[ToxicFriendInfluence not the kind of person he should be hanging around]]. It's also unclear if Kinney intends for Rowley deciding to be Greg's friend again under the false assumption that friends are supposed to ''actively torment each other'' is supposed to be a happy ending or a bittersweet or outright DownerEnding where we're supposed to laugh or pity Rowley for being so foolish.
* TooBleakStoppedCaring: The ''entire book'' consists of Rowley being taken advantage of by his {{Jerkass}} best friend, yet still being friends with him even though it's clear that he's [[ToxicFriendInfluence not the kind of person he should be hanging around]]. It's also unclear if Kinney intends for Rowley deciding to be Greg's friend again under the false assumption that friends are supposed to ''actively torment each other'' is supposed to be a happy ending or a bittersweet or outright DownerEnding where we're supposed to laugh or pity Rowley for being so foolish.
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* EsotericHappyEnding: The ending happens where Rowley declares him and Greg best friends again, even though his parents tell him to find new friends. And they're ''right'', considering that everything in the book just contributes to what a terrible person Greg is, actively tormenting Rowley for the entire story.
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** Given the fact that the majority of the book is enforcing the fact that Greg treats Rowley like garbage, one would come to conclusion that [[AnAesop the Aesop]] would be either to stand up for yourself (for Rowley) or to learn not be such a {{Jerkass}} (for Greg). Nothing of it happens.
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** Given the fact that the majority of the book is enforcing the fact that Greg treats Rowley like garbage, one would come to conclusion that [[AnAesop the Aesop]] would be either to stand up for yourself (for Rowley) or to learn not be such a {{Jerkass}} (for Greg). Nothing of it happens.happens.
* TooBleakStoppedCaring: The ''entire book'' consists of Rowley being taken advantage of by his {{Jerkass}} best friend, yet still being friends with him even though it's clear that he's [[ToxicFriendInfluence not the kind of person he should be hanging around]].
* TooBleakStoppedCaring: The ''entire book'' consists of Rowley being taken advantage of by his {{Jerkass}} best friend, yet still being friends with him even though it's clear that he's [[ToxicFriendInfluence not the kind of person he should be hanging around]].
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** Given the fact that the majority of the book is enforcing the fact that Greg treats Rowley like garbage, one would come to conclusion that [[AnAesop the Aesop]] would be either to stand up for yourself (for Rowley) or to learn not be such a {{Jerkass}} (for Greg). Nothing of it happens.
* WereStillRelevantDammit: As the ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' series is a LongRunner, some minor details are clearly products of more recent late 2010/Generation Z culture. Greg references the popularity and success of superhero movies, a kid can be seen using a smartphone, Greg thinks that superheroes should be "edgy" (a word that has gained popularity in recent years), and so on.
* WereStillRelevantDammit: As the ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' series is a LongRunner, some minor details are clearly products of more recent late 2010/Generation Z culture. Greg references the popularity and success of superhero movies, a kid can be seen using a smartphone, Greg thinks that superheroes should be "edgy" (a word that has gained popularity in recent years), and so on.
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** Given the fact that the majority of the book is enforcing the fact that Greg treats Rowley like garbage, one would come to conclusion that [[AnAesop the Aesop]] would be either to stand up for yourself (for Rowley) or to learn not be such a {{Jerkass}} (for Greg). Nothing of it happens.
* WereStillRelevantDammit: As the ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' series is a LongRunner, some minor details are clearly products of more recent late 2010/Generation Z culture. Greg references the popularity and success of superhero movies, a kid can be seen using a smartphone, Greg thinks that superheroes should be "edgy" (a word that has gained popularity in recent years), and so on.happens.
* WereStillRelevantDammit: As the ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' series is a LongRunner, some minor details are clearly products of more recent late 2010/Generation Z culture. Greg references the popularity and success of superhero movies, a kid can be seen using a smartphone, Greg thinks that superheroes should be "edgy" (a word that has gained popularity in recent years), and so on.
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* TheScrappy: Greg in this book is seen as this with how much of a {{Jerkass}} he is in the entire book as his mistreatment of Rowley is turned UpToEleven, and he doesn't really do much in this book other than just being a jerk to Rowley. It was so bad that even fans began to say that ''Rodrick'' was a less terrible person than Greg.
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* TheScrappy: Greg in this book is seen as this with how much of a {{Jerkass}} he is in the entire book as his mistreatment of Rowley is turned UpToEleven, up to eleven, and he doesn't really do much in this book other than just being a jerk to Rowley. It was so bad that even fans began to say that ''Rodrick'' was a less terrible person than Greg.
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* HilariousInHindsight: At the end, Rowley thinks that he'll release a book called ''The Spooky Adventures of Greg and Rowley''. Two years later, ''Awesome Friendly Kid'' got a sequel called ''Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories''.
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* HilariousInHindsight: At the end, Rowley thinks that he'll release a book called ''The Spooky Adventures of Greg and Rowley''. Two years later, ''Awesome Friendly Kid'' got a sequel called ''Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories''.''Literature/RowleyJeffersonsAwesomeFriendlySpookyStories''.
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* BaseBreakingCharacter: Rowley. On one hand, you feel bad for him due to the constant bullying and manipulation he recieves at the hands of Greg. On the other hand, you may call him an idiot for defending Greg and continuing to be friends, even though any normal person in his situation would ditch Greg on cue.
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* BaseBreakingCharacter: Rowley. On one hand, you feel bad for him due to the constant bullying and manipulation he recieves receives at the hands of Greg. On the other hand, you may call him an idiot for defending Greg and continuing to be friends, even though any normal person in his situation would ditch Greg on cue.
