Is there a series woobie who is simply So Misunderstood by the other cats but ultimately saves the day?
The one (1) character from the entire series that I remember with any clarity is Ravenpaw, who was born into ThunderClan - the Gryffindors of the four Clans - but was too much of a cinnamon roll (too smol, too pure) for a life as a warrior, and also he witnessed a murder, so his friends help him fake his death and he goes to live with his best friend, a "loner"/barn cat, outside of the Clan system. (This was probably not a metaphor for being gay, but it definitely kind of feels like a metaphor for being gay.) He periodically shows up to be helpful throughout the rest of the series.
Are the books in fact stuffed with epic hurt/comfort and feral cats standing above the body of a slaughtered comrade and swearing eternal vengeance on the perpetrators?
I can't remember the plot well enough to point to any specific examples, but definitely, yes. Absolutely chocka with vengeance.
My impression also is that Warrior Cats takes itself 110% seriously (inspired by Shakespeare) which may somehow heighten the inherent absurdity of the series.
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Date: 2022-09-22 08:00 pm (UTC)The one (1) character from the entire series that I remember with any clarity is Ravenpaw, who was born into ThunderClan - the Gryffindors of the four Clans - but was too much of a cinnamon roll (too smol, too pure) for a life as a warrior, and also he witnessed a murder, so his friends help him fake his death and he goes to live with his best friend, a "loner"/barn cat, outside of the Clan system. (This was probably not a metaphor for being gay, but it definitely kind of feels like a metaphor for being gay.) He periodically shows up to be helpful throughout the rest of the series.
Are the books in fact stuffed with epic hurt/comfort and feral cats standing above the body of a slaughtered comrade and swearing eternal vengeance on the perpetrators?
I can't remember the plot well enough to point to any specific examples, but definitely, yes. Absolutely chocka with vengeance.
My impression also is that Warrior Cats takes itself 110% seriously (inspired by Shakespeare) which may somehow heighten the inherent absurdity of the series.
Also yes!