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* ValuesResonance: in the wake of countless scandals in the 2010s and 2020s involving popular and beloved celebrities being outed for inappropriate and/or horrific behavior, this novel's themes seem more timely than ever.

* ValuesResonance: in the wake of countless scandals in the 2010s and 2020s involving popular celebrities being outed for inappropriate and/or horrific behavior, this novel's themes seem more timely than ever.

* JerkassWoobie: As noted in DarkAndTroubledPast on the main page, Stag tries to portray himself as this.
** A more straightforward example: Asa Kemp and (especially) his wife Ruth. When they realize that Stag is going to UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity with The Colonel and Shelly, Ruth blurts out: "They're taking him away, and they're here to [[GreedyJew Jew]] us out of our share!" This does not endear them to Shelly Morgenstern, whose father is a cantor. (To give Ruth a ''little'' credit, Shelly hadn't been introduced to her by name, so she presumably didn't know he was Jewish.) Still, even Shelly feels sorry for the Kemps after seeing how badly Stag treats them, despite all they did for him.
* MoralEventHorizon: It's hard to say when Stag crosses this line, since he seems to have been born on the wrong side of it.
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* CompleteMonster: Shelly's thoughts on Stag:
-->''"There are those people in this world who were born for evil. They never bring any real happiness to anyone; they can only cause misery, heartache, and trouble. The {{Hitler}}s, the [[AlCapone Capones]], the little people with a touch of rot about them. Everyone knows someone like that. But few of them have any range and power; they're limited. What if they get loose, gain status?"''

** A more straightforward example: Asa Kemp and (especially) his wife Ruth. When they realize that Stag is going to UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity with The Colonel and Shelly, Ruth blurts out: "They're taking him away, and they're here to Jew us out of our share!" This does not endear them to Shelly Morgenstern, whose father is a cantor. (To give Ruth a ''little'' credit, Shelly hadn't been introduced to her by name, so she presumably didn't know he was Jewish.) Still, even Shelly feels sorry for the Kemps after seeing how badly Stag treats them, despite all they did for him.

** A more straightforward example: Asa Kemp and (especially) his wife Ruth. When they realize that Stag is going to UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity with The Colonel and Shelly, Ruth blurts out: "They're taking him away, and they're here to jew us out of our share!" This does not endear them to Shelly Morgenstern, whose father is a cantor. (To give Ruth a ''little'' credit, Shelly hadn't been introduced to her by name, so she presumably didn't know he was Jewish.) Still, even Shelly feels sorry for the Kemps after seeing how badly Stag treats them, despite all they did for him.

** A more straightforward example: Asa Kemp and (especially) his wife Ruth. When they realize that Stag is going to UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity with The Colonel and Shelly, Ruth blurts out: "They're taking him away, and they're here to jew us out of our share!" This does not endear them to Shelly Morgenstern, whose father is a cantor. (To give Ruth a ''little'' credit, Shelly hadn't been introduced to her by name, so she didn't know he was Jewish.) Still, even Shelly feels sorry for the Kemps after seeing how badly Stag treats them, despite all they did for him.

** A more straightforward example: Asa Kemp and (especially) his wife Ruth. When they realize that Stag is going to NewYorkCity with The Colonel and Shelly, Ruth blurts out: "They're taking him away, and they're here to jew us out of our share!" This does not endear them to Shelly Morgenstern, whose father is a cantor. (To give Ruth a ''little'' credit, Shelly hadn't been introduced to her by name, so she didn't know he was Jewish.) Still, even Shelly feels sorry for the Kemps after seeing how badly Stag treats them, despite all they did for him.

** A more straightforward example: Asa Kemp and (especially) his wife Ruth. When they realize that Stag is going to NewYorkCity with The Colonel and Shelly, Ruth blurts out: "They're taking him away, and they're here to jew us out of our share!" This does not endear them to Shelly Morgenstern, whose father is a cantor. [[hottip:*:To give Ruth a ''little'' credit, Shelly hadn't been introduced to her by name, so she didn't know he was Jewish.]] Still, even Shelly feels sorry for the Kemps after seeing how badly Stag treats them, despite all they did for him.

-->''"There are those people in this world who were born for evil. They never bring any real happiness to anyone; they can only cause misery, heartache, and trouble. The [[AdolfHitler Hitlers]], the [[AlCapone Capones]], the little people with a touch of rot about them. Everyone knows someone like that. But few of them have any range and power; they're limited. What if they get loose, gain status?"''

* MoralEventHorizon: It's hard to say when Stag crosses this line, since he seems to have been born on the other side of it.