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It is a common trope that as a child, objects that an adult would consider small seem large and imposing. [[Cueball]] initially seems to have undergone something similar, as he describes a slide from his playground in a manner typical of such an experience. Instead, however, he finds that his initial perception was correct - the slide appeared large because it was actually extremely tall, not because his childhood self exaggerated its height. (As a child, it's roughly nine times his height; as an adult, it's only about triple.) | It is a common trope that as a child, objects that an adult would consider small seem large and imposing. [[Cueball]] initially seems to have undergone something similar, as he describes a slide from his playground in a manner typical of such an experience. Instead, however, he finds that his initial perception was correct - the slide appeared large because it was actually extremely tall, not because his childhood self exaggerated its height. (As a child, it's roughly nine times his height; as an adult, it's only about triple.) | ||
β | The title text references {{w|Aslan}}, a | + | The title text references {{w|Aslan}}, a character from ''{{w|The Chronicles of Narnia}}''. Aslan is often regarded as a Christ figure, but since ''Narnia'' is a children's series, many readers don't realize this until long after they've read the books β another instance of how perspective changes with age, and of the comic's title, "subjectivity." |
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