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Questioning Kingship and Identity
Alexander The Great "Goat Boy
You're not really a king, huh? You're just regular.
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Max's Kingdom and Its Boundaries
Carol
I didn't wanna wake you up... but I really wanna show you something
[Max is waking up as Carol carries him]
Max
Okay.
[climbs onto Carol's shoulder]
Carol
And on the way... I can show you your kingdom. This is all yours. You're the owner of this world. Everything you see is yours. Oh, except that hole over there, that's Ira's. The tree's yours, but the hole is Ira's. But everything else is yours. Except for that rock over there, that's not yours. That little rock next to the big rock. But everything else in the kingdom... except for that stick. That little stick right there, that's not yours. I want you to be king forever, Max.
Max
Yeah, definitely.
Carol
This part of your kingdom's not so good.
Max
Why?
Carol
Well, look: this used to be all rock, and now it's sand, and then, one day, it's going to be dust, and then the whole island will be dust, and then... well I don't even know what comes after dust.
Max
Carol, did you know the sun was gonna die?
Carol
What? I never heard that... Oh, come on. That can't happen. I mean you're the king, and look at me, I'm big! how can guys like us worry about a tiny little thing like the sun, hmm?
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Encouragement to Be Social
Judith "Aaron" the Wise
Alexander, get over there and be social!
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Curiosity About Reputation and Relationships
Alexander The Great "Goat Boy
Oh, this is the famous Bob and Terry? What? K.W. told you about me? What did she say?
[Bob and Terry squeak]
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Uncertainty About Other Kings
Max
Are those... other kings?
[upon seeing Carol remove his crown from a pile of bones]
Carol
Oh, those? I don't know anything about that. Those were like that when we got here.
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Where the Wild Things Are - Dialogue 11
Carol
So, what ever happened with you and the Vikings?
Max
Well, in the end I had to leave.
Carol
Why?
Max
I'm not a Viking or a king, or... or anything.
Carol
So, what are you?
Max
I'm Max.
Carol
Well, that's not very much, is it?
[sighs]
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Embrace Challenges with a Positive Attitude
Judith "Aaron" the Wise
You know what I say. If you got a problem, eat it.
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The Complexity of Happiness
Judith "Aaron" the Wise
Happiness isn't always the best way to be happy.
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Misunderstandings about the fort's defenses
Carol
Max, what’s wrong with the fort? I thought you said it’d be automatic.
Max
What?
Carol
I thought you said if anybody got in here we didn’t want, the fort would automatically cut their brains out.
KW
Carol...
Max
Oh, well... I thought that then, but... I kinda decided that if we know them, they should keep their brains. Even if we don’t know them that well.
KW
I think you should apologise to Bob and Terry.
[to Carol]
Carol
I don’t apologise to owls. Owls are stupid.
Ira
Carol, that’s hateful.
Carol
Why did you bring them here? Huh? This place was supposed to be for us. They are not sleeping in our pile.
[leaves]
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Exploring Hierarchies Among Friends
Judith
Psst. Psst. What were you doing with Carol just now?
[signals for Max to come over]
Max
Just talking.
Judith
Oh, a secret, huh? Let me ask you something. How does it work around here? Are we all the same or are some of us better than others or - ? You like to play favourites, huh, king?
Judith
Ow.
Max
No, I like all you guys equally.
Judith
Don't give me that. I can see how it is. The king has favourites. That's really cute.
Judith
Ow! Stop! Do you have a favourite colour? Hey, can I be your favourite colour?
[laughs]
Judith
Ahahaha.
Max
Har har har.
Judith
Ahahahaha!
[more evilly]
Max
Har har har!
Judith
Ahahahahaha!
Max
HAR HAR HAR!
Judith
You know what? You can't do that back to me. If we're upset, your job is not to get upset back at us. Our job is to be upset. If I get mad and wanna eat you, then you have to say: "Oh, okay. You can eat me. I love you. Whatever makes you happy, Judith." That's what you're supposed to do!
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Confronting Loneliness and Sadness in Leadership
Carol
So you were their king and you made everything right?
Max
Yeah.
Carol
Well uh, you know... what about um... loneliness?
Douglas
What he’s saying is, will you keep out all the sadness?
Max
I have a sadness shield that keeps out all the sadness, and it's big enough for all of us.
Carol
Wow.
Max
And I do this to loneliness.
Carol
I knew it! When he showed up, I saw it. Why don’t you guys ever listen to me?
Douglas
You’re right, Carol, I didn’t see it.
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The Fragility of Imagination and Connection
Max
Wow. Did you make this?
Carol
Yeah, yeah.
Max
It's very good.
Carol
We were gonna make a whole world like this, but... Everyone used to come here. But now... You know what it feels like when all your teeth are falling out really slowly, and... you don’t even realize and one day you notice, well, they're really far apart. And then one day... you don’t have any teeth anymore.
Max
Yeah.
Carol
Well, it’s like that.
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Connie's Reaction to Max's Behavior
Connie Pam Richards
No...dinner for you, Max! Go to your room! OW!! Max! He bit me! THAT HURTS!
[Max bites on the Connie's shoulder; Connie drops Max. Adrian gasps in horror]
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Promises of Friendship and Memories
The Bull
Hey, Max?
Max
Yeah?
The Bull
When you go home, will you say good things about us?
Max
Yeah, I will.
The Bull
Thanks, Max.
Judith
You're the first king we haven't eaten.
Alexander
Yeah, that's true.
Judith
See ya.
Alexander
Bye, Max.
Max
Bye.
KW
Don't go. I'll eat you up; I love you so.
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Building an Igloo Together
Max
Hey, Claire. Wanna see something great?
Claire
Who else was there?
[on the phone]
Max
It's an igloo! I made it.
Claire
Yeah, my brother.
Max
Hey, Claire!
Claire
I can't. We're supposed to go to my dad's that weekend.
Max
The snowplows left some snow across the street, and I dug a hole into it.
Claire
Go and play with your friends.
[to Max]
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A New King Awaits Greatness
Carol "Moishe" Reaper
You are now the king, and you will be a truly great king.
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Exploring the Nature of Need and Self
Carol "Moishe" Reaper
Perhaps need is one thing; himself.
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A Warning Against Recklessness
Connie Pam Richards
Max, don't pull that now.
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Conflict Among Friends and Misunderstandings
Adrian
Connie, you can't treated like that.
Connie
MAX! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU!?! You're out of control!!
Max
It's not my... FAUUULT!!
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Disagreement Over the Fort's Future
Carol
I can't even look at it.
Douglas
What is it?
Carol
The fort. We gotta tear the fort down.
Douglas
What?
Carol
It wasn't supposed to be like this!
Douglas
No, Carol.
Carol
You said we were all going to sleep together in a real pile, and now you want a secret room. and K.W. is gone for good. And now I have to worry if the sun is gonna die.
Douglas
The sun?
Carol
Look at it. It didn't come up! It's dead.
Judith
What?
Alexander
It's dark.
Ira
Oh, my God!
Judith
Dead?
Max
Carol. Stop!
Carol
It's dead! It's dead.
Max
You're scaring everybody.
Carol
It's morning.
Max
The sun's not dead. It's just nighttime.
Carol
How do you know? I can't trust what you say. Everything keeps changing. Alright, come on, Douglas. We're ripping it down.
Max
Carol, we're NOT rippin the fort down!
Carol
It was supposed to be a place where only things you wanted to have happen would happen. Come on, Douglas, do what I tell you.
Max
No! We all live here, not just you. It's everybody's. It's Judith and Ira and everybody.
Judith
Oh, finally!?
Carol
You were supposed to keep us safe. You were supposed to take care of us, and you didn't.
Douglas
Carol?
Max
I'm sorry!
Carol
That's not (quite) good enough.
Douglas
Carol?
Carol
You're a terrible King!
Douglas
CAROL?!
Carol
What?!
Douglas
He's not our King.
Carol
What? Don't say that. How could you say that? Don't you dare say that.
Douglas
There's no such thing as a king.
Carol
Don't you say that!
Douglas
He's just a boy pretending to be a wolf pretending to be a king.
Carol
That's not true.
Ira
He's just like us.
Judith
Oh. Why don't I listen to myself?
Carol
No! No! That's not true!
Douglas
Look, I just went along with it because I knew you wanted it so much.
Carol
DON'T SAY THAT!
Judith
Carol!
Max
Don't Carol, stop it!
Douglas
Ow!
Alexander
Oh no!
Max
Stop it! What are you doin'?
Douglas
Carol!
Carol
What?!
Douglas
That was my favorite arm!
Carol
Well, I was just holding onto it, you pulled away.
Douglas
What?
Max
Carol, stop it!
Carol
You lied?
Max
YOU'RE OUT OF CONTROL!
Carol
I not out of control! You were supposed to take care of us. You promised. I'LL EAT YOU UP!!!!!
Ira
Go! Go!
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Team Proposal from the Bad Guys
Alexander The Great "Goat Boy
Hey, KW, you wanna be on my team? We're the BAD guys.
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Connie's Treatment of Others is Unacceptable
Adrian
Connie, you can't treat like that.
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Preference for Leadership in Wild Things
Douglas "Emile" Boi
I like it better when we have a king. I like Carol better when we have a king.
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The Limits of Imagination and Problem-Solving
Max
Small is good. My powers are able to slip right through the cracks.
Judith
But what if the cracks are closed up?
Max
Then I have a re-cracker, which goes right through that.
Judith
But what if they have some sort of material that re-crackers can't get through?
Max
Then I have a double re-cracker, which can get through anything in this whole universe. And that's the end, and there's nothing more powerful after that, ever. Period.
Alexander
He has a double re-cracker.
Ira
He does sound powerful.
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A Challenge to Nature's Authority
Carol "Moishe" Reaper
Hey king, watch this. All right tree, we'll settle this later.
[attempts to flip but hits tree]
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Struggling with Acceptance and Belonging
Max Thaddeus Vanderbilt
YOU'RE NOT ACCEPTABLE!!
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Importance of Dependable Companionship
Carol "Moishe" Reaper
That’s Douglas. I count on him for everything. If I was stranded on a desert island and could only take one thing, it'd be Douglas. We can share him if you want.
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Embracing Adventure and Imagination
Max Thaddeus Vanderbilt
Let the wild rumpus start!
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Loss and Attachment in Childhood Play
Douglas "Emile" Boi
Carol! That was my favourite arm!
['''Carol''': What?!]
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Self-Reflection on Personal Identity
Judith "Aaron" the Wise
Ah, you don’t really need to know me. I’m kind of a downer.
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Embracing the Inner Wild Thing
Taglines
There's one in all of us.
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