History YMMV / TheDayOfTheLocust

* AssholeVictim: Adore is a repulsive, spoiled brat who enjoys tormenting people. It's hard to feel much sympathy for him when he's stomped by Homer after throwing a rock at his head.

** Even with changing technology and trends, the character types in the novel are still quite familiar. No doubt these days Faye Greener would be bombarding Instagram and [=TikTok=] with posts.

* TheWoobie: Homer, a terminally shy man with NoSocialSkills (and possibly mild autism) serves as everyone's ExtremeDoormat throughout the story, particularly Faye, who milks him for every cent he has and never misses a chance to insult and humiliate him. It's sad to see what happens to him when the near-inevitable happens and he finally snaps.

* OneSceneWonder: Homer and Faye take Harry to an evangelist/faith healer named Big Sister (a TakeThat aimed at evangelist Aimee Semple [=McPherson=]) in a sequence written especially for the film that skewers churches that place more emphasis on donations and showmanship than on enriching the souls of their congregation. The larger-than-life Big Sister is played by Geraldine Page, and although she only appears in this single scene (which has no significant impact on the plot or characters), she gets the AndStarring treatment on the movie's poster, and is billed fifth in the credits.[[note]] This puts her ahead of such performers as Richard Dysart (Claude Estee), Bo Hopkins (Earle Shoop), Creator/PepeSerna (Miguel), Billy Barty (Abe Kusich), and Creator/JackieEarleHaley (Adore Loomis), all of whom get more scenes.[[/note]]

* OneSceneWonder: Homer and Faye take Harry to an evangelist/faith healer named Big Sister (a TakeThat aimed at evangelist Aimee Semple [=McPherson=]) in a sequence written especially for the film that skewers churches that place more emphasis on donations and showmanship than on enriching the souls of their congregation. The larger-than-life Big Sister is played by Geraldine Page, and though she only appears in this single scene (which has no significant impact on the plot or characters), she gets the AndStarring treatment on the poster, and is billed fifth in the credits.[[note]] This puts her ahead of such performers as Richard Dysart (Claude Estee), Bo Hopkins (Earle Shoop), Creator/PepeSerna (Miguel), Billy Barty (Abe Kusich), and Creator/JackieEarleHaley (Adore Loomis), all of whom get more scenes.[[/note]]

* AmbiguousDisorder: Homer has {{no social skills}} and exhibits a variety of strange, obsessive tics.

* TheWoobie: Homer, a terminally shy man with no social skills (and possibly mild autism) serves as everyone's ExtremeDoormat throughout the story, particularly Faye, who milks him for every cent he has and never misses a chance to insult and humiliate him. It's sad to see what happens to him when the near-inevitable happens and he finally snaps.

* HilariousInHindsight: When you read the novel, the first few times you see the name [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]], you ''will'' find yourself chuckling. But he's a strong enough character that this fades after a while. Still, there are actually a few intriguing similarities in the two Homer Simpsons: they're both amiable, but extremely dense, and they're both vexed by a BrattyHalfPint. (And, yes, in case you're wondering the shared name is actually a complete coincidence; Creator/MattGroening named the ''Simpsons'' character after his father.)

* AmbiguousDisorder: Homer has no social skills and exhibits a variety of strange, obsessive tics.

* TheWoobie: Homer, a terminally shy man with no social skills (and possibly mild autism) is everyone's ExtremeDoormat throughout the story, particularly to Faye, who milks him for every cent he has and never misses a chance to insult and humiliate him. It's sad to see what happens to him when the near-inevitable happens and he finally snaps.

* OneSceneWonder: Homer and Faye take Harry to an evangelist/faith healer named Big Sister (a TakeThat aimed at evangelist Aimee Semple [=McPherson=]) in a sequence written especially for the film that skewers churches that place more emphasis on donations and showmanship than on enriching the souls of their congregation. The larger-than-life Big Sister is played by Geraldine Page, and though she only appears in this single scene (which has no significant impact on the plot or characters), she gets the AndStarring treatment on the poster, and is billed fifth in the credits.[[note]] This puts her ahead of such performers as Richard Dysart (Claude Estee), Bo Hopkins (Earle Shoop), Pepe Serna (Miguel), Billy Barty (Abe Kusich), and Creator/JackieEarleHaley (Adore Loomis), all of whom get more scenes.[[/note]]

* TheWoobie: Homer, a terminally shy man with no social skills (and possibly mild autism) is everyone's ExtremeDoormat throughout the story, particularly to Faye, who milks him for every cent he has an never misses a chance to insult and humiliate him. It's sad to see what happens to him when the near-inevitable happens and he finally snaps.

* HilariousInHindsight: When you read the novel, the first few times you see the name [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]], you ''will'' find yourself chuckling. But he's a strong enough character that this fades after a while. Still, there are actually a few intriguing similarities in the two Homer Simpsons: they're both amiable, but extremely dense, and they're both vexed by a BrattyHalfPint. (The name is actually a complete coincidence; Creator/MattGroening named the ''Simpsons'' character after his father.)

* HilariousInHindsight: When you read the book, the first few times you see the name [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]], you ''will'' find yourself chuckling. But he's a strong enough character that this fades after a while. Still, there are actually a few intriguing similarities in the two Homer Simpsons: they're both amiable, but extremely dense, and they're both vexed by a BrattyHalfPint. (The name is actually a complete coincidence; Creator/MattGroening named the ''Simpsons'' character after his father.)

* HilariousInHindsight: When you read the book, the first few times you see the name [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]], you ''will'' find yourself chuckling. But he's a strong enough character that this fades after a while. Still, there are actually a few intriguing similarities in the two Homer Simpsons: they're both amiable, but extremely dense, and they're both vexed by a BrattyHalfPint. The name is actually a complete coincidence; Matt Groening named the character after his father.

** Even with changing technology and trends, the character types in the novel are still quite familiar. No doubt these days Faye Greener would be all over Instagram and [=TikTok=].

** Even with changing technology and trends, the character types in the novel are still quite familiar. No doubt these days Faye Greener would be a social media influencer wannabe.

* HilariousInHindsight: When you read the book, the first few times you see the name [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]], you ''will'' find yourself chuckling. But he's a strong enough character that this fades after a while. Still, there are actually a few intriguing similarities in the two Homer Simpsons: they're both amiable, but extremely dense, and they're both vexed by a BrattyHalfPint.

* OneSceneWonder: In a scene specifically written for the film, Homer and Faye take Harry to an evangelist/faith healer named Big Sister (a TakeThat aimed at evangelist Aimee Semple [=McPherson=]) in a sequence that skewers churches that place more emphasis on donations and showmanship than on enriching the souls of their congregation. The larger-than-life Big Sister is played by Geraldine Page, and though she only appears in this single scene (which has no significant impact on the plot or characters), she gets the AndStarring treatment on the poster, and is billed fifth in the credits.[[note]] This puts her ahead of such performers as Richard Dysart (Claude Estee), Bo Hopkins (Earle Shoop), Pepe Serna (Miguel), Billy Barty (Abe Kusich), and Creator/JackieEarleHaley (Adore Loomis), all of whom get more scenes.[[/note]]