I've been thinking a lot about Rudolph the last couple of days.
What about the complexities of his relationships to all the other reindeer?
At the beginning of the story, he is treated cruelly as they laugh at him and even call him names. They also intentionally exclude him from their fun social activities. So, how do we get from this to the statement, "...then all the reindeer loved him"? What exactly transpired to cause this dramatic transformation of attitude and behavior?
The boss (Santa), as we all know, asks Rudolph to lead the way since it is a foggy night. That is the only thing that happens to completely change those 8 ill-mannered ungracious personalities into loving, accepting companions. Once mocked, unpopular and isolated - how can he now be regarded by them as a hero? Maybe they're just selfish and concerned about the impending danger of flying into a building or cell tower.
My theory is that once they observed the boss showing Rudolph some appreciation they all became the first legitimate and literal "brown nosers".
3 comments:
haha... only you, Dad.
and that's why i love you.
ditto!
ok--which is worse? being self-centered, or being a brown-noser?
perhaps, though, just perhaps, the other eight reindeer recognized that rudolph was a hero. for not only did he save their useless lives, but he also was directly responsible for all the children in the whole wide world to get the christmas gifts they really, really wanted. like a red ryder bb gun.
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