Analysis: The meaning of Grandma’s Boy is that human beings are animals, and that this makes everyone equal, even though some people try to be super-human.
Examples that support this Grandma’s Boy analysis:
References to animals (quotes):
– “You know, lions eat deer”
– “If I had known you were bringing people, I would have trimmed my antlers”
– “I want to get you a black cobra, to go around the neck”
– “Monkey! Karate-chop the elephant!”
– “I was two animals, joined as one, which meant, good things are coming”
– “I was a snake, slithering in the grass, and I came upon a dead elk”
– “Later gator”
– “Eat a cow…”
– The Frog Bog video game
References to video games as a way of being superhuman
– The Galaga-style game over the opening and closing credits
– The boxing game
– Eternal Deathslayer 3
– Demonic
– Lora Croft
– Super Mario
– Dance Dance Revolution
J.P. really wants to be superhuman but has difficulty functioning as a human (quotes)
– “I beat the Legend of Zelda before I learned how to walk”
– “Maybe I don’t know who invented the helicopter, even though I own one”
– “I’m thinking about getting metal legs”
– He walks like a robot, talks like a robot, and listens to techno, like a robot
– “How did he see me?”
– He’s designing a game that’s just a human walking through the world
– After attempting to steal Alex’s game, J.P.’s mom needs to come pick him up
References to people of other cultures
– Alex’s landlord
– Dr. Shakalu
– “Mr. Lee Ho is the real deal. He’s full-on Chinese”
– Mexican food and vegan food
– “Hopefully that will keep away the bad energy troll”
– “I love Madame Kume!”
References to people who defy expectations and turn out to be just like everyone else
– Alex’s cool grandma
– The age difference between Alex and the other testers
– The age difference in the relationship between Grace and Jeff
– “Baby want milk?”
– Samantha as the “really hot woman… swimming in a sea of virgins”
– Samantha turns out to be cool as well
– “There’s no trouble, bro, they’re people, just like you and me”
Please comment below if you agree or disagree with this analysis of Grandma’s Boy
I couldn’t find another in-depth analysis of Grandma’s Boy, but here are some more collections of quotes:
– WikiQuote: Grandma’s Boy Quotes
– FinestQuotes: Grandma’s Boy Quotes
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