Analyzing Lessons - Or Not?
In this entry of this series, I'm gonna take a break from analyzing and ask you guys questions about the lessons instead
The Cutie Pox
Waiting for what your heart desires can be really hard. So, you may try to take a shortcut. But this dishonesty never works, because you didn't earn what your heart desired. The only cure is being honest with yourself, and others. And that's something every heart desires.
How well do you think this lesson applies to real life? Considering that the episode is about a magical potion, what real life short cuts do you think it applies to? This lesson seems entirely what TVTropes might call a Space Whale aseop, a story that delivers its moral with fantasy consequences that don't really translate to reality. On the other hand, in real life, things are usually considered "shortcuts" to a goal for a reason; because they're imperfect approximations of the actual goal.
May The Best Pet Win
I used to think the most important traits to look for in a pet, or any best friend, were all physical competitive abilities. But now I can see how short-sighted and shallow that was. Today I learned what the most important quality really is. A certain kind of spirit. A stick-to-it-ive-ness. A never give up, can-do attitude -- that's the mark of a real winner. And this tortoise has it.
How well do you think the episode argues for its moral? Do you think real people in the situation described in this or other episodes would take the same moral? What in-universe separates ponies taking the "right" moral from an episode to humans who are more prone to taking a less healthy one?
Mysterious Mare-Do-Well
it's great to be really good at something, but it's important to act with grace and humility. And I guess I should've also acted with grace and humility when others outshine me.
I might do a more proper analysis of this one next week since it's so controversial but for now, same questions as above. How well do you think the episode makes a case for its moral? How does it apply in real life?
I realize this reeeeaally reads like one of those school assignment you get in English class.
But at least there's ponies this time around!
Submitted July 25, 2019 at 11:43AM by Crocoshark
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