Sally: More a woman and human than Bella

[ng55snarkings]

My first post here to the community shall be one of my most favourite female characters ever. A character that is everything Bella is NOT. Warning, a small case of picspam, and also VERY long. I can't help it, I love her.

I present to you:
Sally, the lovely rag doll from The Nightmare Before Christmas

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[ng55snarkings]

I know you disagree, and that's okay, but that's my opinion.

Still, the Blue and Orange Morality theory DOES make sense when it comes to it all. And plus, their badness manifests in good-natured tricks and scaring techniques, and when it comes to deeper things like abuse, that too.

However, it's not like anyone KNOWS about the abuse, either. So we can't exactly say everyone ignores her abuse. If anything, people would likely think she just simply didn't get out much. If at all.

But I digress.

Pretending she doesn't exist? Erm, I know what you're saying by that, but that almost makes it sound like they purposely ignore her. At least to me. I wouldn't say they pretend she doesn't exist, they just don't really acknowledge her. She's there, okay, moving on. And besides, she's shy. I hardly think it's easy for her to go up to someone and say, "Hey, how you doing?" considering how she's alone and isolated all the time.

But yes, it is true that Jack seems to be the only person who actually pays attention to her and is nice to her. I don't blame her for feeling that way, I think anyone would appreciate someone taking a moment to notice them.

On another hand too, Sally DOES express displeasure for her isolation and how she's treated. She says she's restless, can't help herself, and also then says, in response to him telling her to be patient, she says, "But I don't want to BE patient!", and she sounds upset.

Then when he locks her in her bedroom later on, she's sitting there slumped on her bed, clearly discouraged.

But, she does indeed keep on trucking, as you said, and also treats it like a game. Something to overcome and escape from.

.....XD I hope what I said made sense.