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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 9749482" data-attributes="member: 177">Did someone teach you that a story should have one, singular, &quot;THE point&quot;?&nbsp; That person was incorrect.Wow, are you wrong.&nbsp; IT speaks to the loss of childhood innocence, and how that's a one-way gate you can never return through.&nbsp; The book also has themes regarding how monsters like Pennywise are not the most formative ones in people's lives - each member of the &quot;Losers Club&quot; has suffered at the hands of family and society before dealing with the supernatural horror.&nbsp; The novel critiques social apathy, as the town of Derry ignores not only the monster, but it's own racism, bullying, and misogynistic elements.We could go on for pages and pages breaking down the themes and messages one can get from the book.&nbsp; But other authors have done that analysis better than I could do in a few minutes late on a Saturday night.&nbsp; You'd do well to look them up.I repeat: Wow are you wrong.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 9749482, member: 177"] Did someone teach you that a story should have one, singular, "THE point"? That person was incorrect. Wow, are you wrong. [I]IT[/I] speaks to the loss of childhood innocence, and how that's a one-way gate you can never return through. The book also has themes regarding how monsters like Pennywise are not the most formative ones in people's lives - each member of the "Losers Club" has suffered at the hands of family and society before dealing with the supernatural horror. The novel critiques social apathy, as the town of Derry ignores not only the monster, but it's own racism, bullying, and misogynistic elements. We could go on for pages and pages breaking down the themes and messages one can get from the book. But other authors have done that analysis better than I could do in a few minutes late on a Saturday night. You'd do well to look them up. I repeat: Wow are you wrong. [/QUOTE]

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