We see SpongeBob as a fool but really it's we who are fools. It's totally believable for a human to go through fire and water for money or power, cuz humans have done that very thing all through history. Krabs' and Planktons' quests, and yet their errands are not in themselves comical. Wouldn't it be nice if we could take such delight in such little things?Īnd what's so dumb about coming to Atlantis for a bubble? We've already established the pointlessness of Mr. And so we laugh.īut.on a deeper level.don't we all wish we were more like SpongeBob? We think it's stupid for a frycook to care so much about his job, or to treat bubble-blowing as an art, or to find hours and hours and hours of entertainment in a cardboard box or a bubble-gum wrapper. SpongeBob gets super, super, super excited about super trivial things. The fact that it is, incidentally, the oldest bubble in the world does not change the fact that it is a single bubble-and a rather sickly-looking one at that. SpongeBob came to Atlantis for one reason and one reason only: to see a bubble. ( Which turns out to be an ice cream gun, by the way.) In Plankton's case, he's not even physically capable of pushing the button on his nuclear weapon. So what's the appeal of world dominion, huh? It's a lot of stress, followed by death. And everything his iron will holds together is gonna crumble the minute he's gone. No matter how much damage a dictator does in his lifetime, he's mortal. I've often shouted at the history textbook, "Hitler, what were you thinking? Alexander the Great and Napoleon tried to take over the world, too. But when we take a step back and ignore for just a moment the human suffering they cause, they become pitifully ludicrous. Plankton is actually an extremely accurate symbol of o'erweening pride-specifically, of a crazed would-be dictator. So bent on subduing the world to his will. Each of these parts can succumb to a particular facet of temptation. According to my high school liberal arts class-and Dante-, the human being is composed of three parts: the body, the will, and the intellect (with will and intellect making up the soul). Patrick.doesn't know what he wants, but he knows he wants it.Īnd SpongeBob just wants to see the oldest bubble in the world.Īll these desires can be rather neatly categorized, but before we do so, let's talk Christian philosophy. Everybody wants it, but they have a lot of differing ideas about what it will look like once attained.
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The article had stated that one of the creators mentioned it in a DVD extras of the TV show.Quite likely many of you are too intelligent for such things but have you seen that episode where SpongeBob and his friends find the lost city of Atlantis? It's one of those double-length episodes featuring Patchy the Pirate? And it's a rip-off, not only of the Atlantis legend, but of Candide, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and The Wizard of Oz? That one.Īlso it can be interpreted on an allegorical level as the human quest for happiness.Ītlantis, naturally, would represent the "happiness." We could say it represents Heaven, if you like, but I think "happiness" works better in this particular allegory. I just thought that the Spongebob creators were interesting in matching up their cartoons to the 7 Deadly Sins. Now the only thing I could think of here is that of Gary’s snail food, which I guess makes him a glutton? Now this last one seems a little odd but:ħ) Gluttony = Gary the snail.
Spongebob has a “passionate desire and drive” for his job at the Krusty Krab. Sandy has pride that she’s the best at karate.ĥ) Wrath = Squidward which also makes sense since Spongebob & Patrick have to face his “wrath” whenever they annoy him.Ħ) Lust = Spongebob. This makes sense too since Patrick is well, “slow.”Ĥ) Pride = Sandy.
Krabs’ business and wants the “formula” for the Krabby Patty for his own.ģ) Sloth = Patrick. This one is obvious too because Plankton is envious of Mr. Krabs’ obsession with money.Ģ) Envy = Plankton. This one is pretty obvious because of Mr.
Here are what they are matched up to:ġ) Greed = Mr. I came across this online and I thought it was really interesting, the Spongebob characters were supposedly named after the 7 Deadly Sins.
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