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Like the previous cartoons in this series, the theme is '''wonder'''. In a situation that would have almost all of us screaming with fear, this little boy somehow sees the grandeur and majesty before him rather than the danger.
 
Like the previous cartoons in this series, the theme is '''wonder'''. In a situation that would have almost all of us screaming with fear, this little boy somehow sees the grandeur and majesty before him rather than the danger.
 
[[User:BinaryDigit|BinaryDigit]] ([[User talk:BinaryDigit|talk]]) 11:12, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
 
[[User:BinaryDigit|BinaryDigit]] ([[User talk:BinaryDigit|talk]]) 11:12, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
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:The boy expressed optimism in 'Barrel - Part 1.' In 'Ferret,' Cueball expresses his dreams. However, in 'Barrel - Part 2' the boy expressed disappointment. The first two may be consistent with 'wonder' but the last isn't. Here, in 'Part 3,' he's more likely to be expressing awe than wonder. It depends on the inflection of the word, "Wow." --[[User:David.poole.9000|DP9000]] ([[User talk:David.poole.9000|talk]]) 22:30, 6 March 2016 (UTC)
 
  
 
Didn't anyone notice that WOW upside down is actually MOM? Thus continuing the "Barrel - Part 2"...
 
Didn't anyone notice that WOW upside down is actually MOM? Thus continuing the "Barrel - Part 2"...
 
[[Special:Contributions/141.101.93.206|141.101.93.206]] 22:22, 14 May 2014 (UTC) Žmale
 
[[Special:Contributions/141.101.93.206|141.101.93.206]] 22:22, 14 May 2014 (UTC) Žmale
 
:Not relevant here but see [[1117: My Sky]] for the upside down WOW. --[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 20:30, 15 May 2014 (UTC)
 
:Not relevant here but see [[1117: My Sky]] for the upside down WOW. --[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 20:30, 15 May 2014 (UTC)
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There has always been an undercurrent of threat in the series. A boy in a barrel is a precarious proposition, even on a calm ocean. When that threat finally manifests, it takes the very personal form of a whirlpool. Compared, for instance, to a 100 mile storm-front, a whirlpool is only a threat if you enter the vortex. But, if you do, it will literally drag you under. --[[User:David.poole.9000|DP9000]] ([[User talk:David.poole.9000|talk]]) 22:30, 6 March 2016 (UTC)
 
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The boy in this fable is an Everyman. As the 'Title Text' from 'Part 1' implies, we all set out on the ocean of life, alone, but with hope. 'Ferret' shows that dreams and imagination can sustain us, when life doesn't go our way. 'Part 2' shows how hard it is to find a human connection and how hard we'll strive to find one. 'Part 3' represents the hazards we face in life. The personal nature of this hazard makes it more likely to have come from within than from without. --[[User:David.poole.9000|DP9000]] ([[User talk:David.poole.9000|talk]]) 22:30, 6 March 2016 (UTC)
 

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